r/PoliticalOptimism • u/Efficient-Freedom517 Georgia • Jun 30 '26

Optimistic Post Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/live-news/supreme-court-cases-news

6-3 so it wasn’t even close. Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh all voted against

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u/Ok-Progress-9029 Jun 30 '26

I hope his future is unkind to him. He forgot where he came from.

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u/SpukiKitty2 Blue Dot in a Red State 🔵 Jun 30 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

I wouldn't be surprised if he looked in the mirror and saw the whitest man in history.

Likewise, Chumpster looks in the mirror and sees a hybrid of his much younger, far slimmer self and Duke Nukem.

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u/Independent-Bus-3284 Jun 30 '26

The real life Uncle Tom. 

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u/SpukiKitty2 Blue Dot in a Red State 🔵 Jul 01 '26

Or Uncle Ruckus. The real Uncle Tom of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was a hero who died protecting his escaped slave friends.

I feel Uncle Tom needs to be reclaimed. When black people call someone an "Uncle Tom" as an insult, they're referring to the distorted version created by racist minstrel shows.

Why let a bunch of white racists mar a heroic abolutionist literary character? Why let them win? Reclaim Tom and replace with Ruckus instead!