• F_State@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    Especially Jefferson. Not Franklin though. Benjamin Franklin in a letter to a young man listed 8 reasons why an older mistress was preferable to a younger one.

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        21 hours ago

        Who did? He was married to Martha with no accusations of homosexuality.

        Also not really sure how this is a response to what that guy said.

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          19 hours ago

          Never had kids with her and she was a widow.

          Is where it started. You’ll find various opinions on it/his inner circle.

          Potentially he wouldn’t be interested in raping little girls.

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                    Well, okay, but the main point of why it’s a problem being mentioned in the files is that it means you are, at least to some extent, a supporter of sexual violence. And probably even paedophilia.

                    What I understand the post is trying to say is that these guys were all doing the same kind of horrible shit. It’s trying to hint that USA might have been rotten to the core right from the beginning.