• Sunflier@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Basically, there’s an unspoken “rich people” after every important saying in America.

    Pledge of Allegiance:

    with liberty and justice for all [rich people].

    Declaration of Independence:

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men [who are rich] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness [for rich people].

    4th Amendment Text:

    The right of the [rich] people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures

    5th Amendment:

    No [rich] person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . …

    6th Amendment text:

    In all criminal prosecutions, the [rich] accused shall . . . and to have the Assistance of [good] Counsel for his defence.

    Everything makes a whole lot of sense when looking at it through that lense.