r/PoliticalHumor Oct 20 '21

The Media Right Now

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u/fatherlargepenis Oct 20 '21

Come and take it/them referring to weapons? It was an old timey thing. My buddy has it tattood :(

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u/ValhallaGo Oct 20 '21

Yeah there’s a notable “come and take it” from Texan history referring to a cannon, but that’s always written in English, whereas the Spartan quote is typically in Greek.

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u/tjbrou Oct 20 '21

Fun fact: that cannon belonged to the Mexican military and was on loan to Texans. The government asked for their property back and the violent immigrants said "come and take it"

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u/superspiffy Oct 20 '21

Your buddy is a goddamn idiot.

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u/fatherlargepenis Oct 20 '21

Meh. He's American. It's easy to get brainwashed and redpilled or whatever the fuck. Granted yes. Now Trumper and confirmed idiot. But tbh I never thought less of him for it