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		mannyv on Nov 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In 1886, the US commissioned watercolor paintings ... Not all the audubon societies are changing. IMO it's ridiculous. Why not change the name of the Democratic parry while they're at it? They were the party of slavers.

hooverd on Nov 3, 2023 [–]

Well, the Democratic party isn't named after a particular person for one.

Rebelgecko on Nov 3, 2023 | [–]

Democratic is derived from the Greek "δῆμος", which was a term used to delineate free people from slaves

mjan22640 on Nov 3, 2023 | | [–]

Demos means people, while slaves in antiquity were not considered people but living tools.

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