History is written by the winners - this is a well known principle. For example, October 11 was Columbus Day. Ever since the 18th century, Columbus' arrival on American soil in 1492 is being celebrated in the United States, all throughout Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay etc. But what is actually being celebrated? And if
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Citation needed.
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Citation for libertarians supporting Rios Montt, Pinochet, the Shah, and dictators in general.
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Columbus was just the precursor of the Caudillos of the Pinochet variety. My point is that Columbus, today, would just be one of the many war criminals whose actual deeds are subordinate to other varieties of wank.
The point about BDJ was intended to go into another thread, it was after I realized it was in the wrong thread that I was stuck with a point intended to go elsewhere.
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There should be a law similar to Godwin's Law for the likes of Pinochet. Wouldn't that be hilarious?
it was after I realized it was in the wrong thread
Yes, that's usually what happens when we try to correct too many people being wrong on the Internet within a too short time. There's a certain limit to the bits of info the human brain could process and a certain number of words the fingers could type. ;)
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