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The Preamble Says it All
The preamble to the Constitution shows the American caste system was systemic from the start
If you want to fight for real freedom, more equality, and justify to others why money should be paid to make past ills right, you have to clearly understand where you came from, what the real problems were, and how some of the similar toxic thinking still exist to better be able to move those who will be moved to some sort of action.
There is plenty enough information in history prior to the Constitution being signed, but the Constitution itself is a failed document, and within the preamble, to the Constitution, those who had the power are telling everyone exactly how America would look once they took power. Let us take a look at the words of the Preamble of the Constitution in their entirety and then parse them to the reality that was American when they were written:
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
To dissect this wording by using even a basic knowledge of American history is to…
