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		77pt77 on May 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It’s an age of marvels > he thought _Germans_ weren't sufficiently white for america in his 50s 50s! I repeat, 50s! This was no teen edgelord. This was a man in his 50s in a time when most people he grew up with didn't get any more life experience than that.

AnimalMuppet on May 13, 2024 [–]

OK, but that's also a person who changed his mind in his 50s, and would not defend his previous position. Don't minimize that.

pfdietz on May 13, 2024 | [–]

In the same vein as George Wallace then.

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