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[โ€“] wandermind@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I fully believe that America is the land of the free.

It's just that most people are not a part of "the free."

[โ€“] adespoton@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Only The Free could hold land. Everyone else was prevented from doing so. And in order to vote, you needed to be a landholder.