u/ElSlabraton

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Why didn't the Ku Klux Klan accept Catholics?

Why didn't the Ku Klux Klan accept Catholics? And did they ever change and accept Catholics?

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u/ElSlabraton — 23 hours ago
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How come cowboys in the Old West never complained about their Second Amendment rights when forced to disarm when coming into towns?

It's a long running movie Western trope: the cowboys come into a town ready to party. They are told to check their guns first. How come in reality the cowboys never demanded their Second Amendment rights?

It seems that 19th century Americans had a very different idea of what the Second Amendment means that we do.

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u/ElSlabraton — 1 day ago