The capital letters imply “1488” and the post is 14 words long, both of which are well-known nazi dog whistles.

  • Dasus@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    “poor taste”?

    Yeahs, a bit of an understatement.

    In case you haven’t, check out what the words “manifest destiny” meant back then.

    You can even see the same illustration; American Progress (1872) by John Gast