Conor Friedersdorf

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

Jones repeatedly cited that metaphorical claim about the most "true" founding year *as a specific reason* she knew that the Project would elicit disagreement and provoke criticism and debate. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 24, 2020 Hibernated

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That debate has become distorted. Everyone always agreed 1776 is the literal political founding. For many months, everyone acknowledged the Project made the provocative claim that Americans ought to consider their country's "true" or symbolic founding to be 1619 instead — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 24, 2020 Hibernated

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Now she treats people like me, who believe 1776 is not merely the literal founding and birth date, but better considered the symbolic founding as well, as if we fabricated contrary claims. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 24, 2020 Hibernated