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RE: Today is Guy Fawkes Day, but maybe that doesn't mean what you think it means..

in #history5 years ago

A lot of Brits probably don't know the history. It's just an excuse for fireworks and I'm hearing a few around us tonight. I knew it was a Catholic plot. We also had Catholic rulers who persecuted the protestants. Religion is often used as an excuse for extreme cruelty. Just one of the reasons I'm not a believer.

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yeah, i didn't want to go down that road in my write up but all the history points to the fact that The Protestants were basically just doing what the Catholics had already been doing for quite some time. It was only "evil" and necessary to overthrow it once the other guys had that power. Kind of reminds me a bit of what is going on in this very platform at the moment. :)

I don't think you can compare a few downvotes with the killing that went on back then, on both sides. Steem has a lot of people who feel entitled to rewards regardless of their effort and what the community think.

That's not what I meant at all. Let's just drop it lol. It's my fault for bringing it up. 😆

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