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In reply to the discussion: Worst Supreme Court decision of all time [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)I find Dred Scott to be the most contemptible and the rest to be 'gentlemen's disagreements'over which white guy rules. I've posted the decision before and it negated in the most destructive way possible the term, 'We believe that all men are created equal.'
Despite all the failures of any of the Founders, that ideal has been the most sought after, liberating and respected expectation in the world. It defined what America was meant to be, which generations here and abroad seek to make a reality.
At times that ideal has held sway but the naked racism of today shows that evolution and the fabled revolution don't always lead to positive results. 'We' have been returning to the hateful past and acting like it is something new. It's not an it needs to be utterly stamped out before we end up killing each other.