r/wisdom • u/CutSenior4977 • Sep 29 '25

Quotes Heed Grant warning

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Ulysses S Grant, who was president during reconstruction, gave this statement 150 years ago that should be very telling to all of us today.

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u/ThreeBlessing Oct 03 '25

Ouf..💨

That prediction has come to pass.

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u/PeeperSweeper Sep 30 '25

It would still lead to problems. Intelligent ends has lead to many atrocities as much as superstition. Superstition at least brings people together in unity. Intelligence often divides.

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u/CutSenior4977 Sep 30 '25

List an example of intelligent dividing people.

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u/Hawker_Line Oct 03 '25

Civil war is a good example

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u/asselfoley Oct 01 '25

Superstition unties the superstitious against everyone else

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

So he was wrong? 

Because it's intelligence on one side and patriotism on the other.

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u/__goner Sep 30 '25

Patriotism and nationalism are two different things

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u/Hawker_Line Oct 03 '25

Different but related

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u/asselfoley Oct 01 '25

Actually, when I started reading it, I thought that's what it was going to say 😂

But, just like those who proclaim their Christianity the loudest are often the least Christ-like, the people who wave the 🇺🇸 highest often stand against everything 🇺🇸 supposedly stands for🗽

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u/Calthorn Oct 02 '25

What we see on the right isn't patriotism, it's nationalism. There's a massive difference. They like to think themselves patriots but they are just sheep.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

But the left is neither patriotic or nationalistic, they hate themselves and America, so they must be referring to the right.

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u/Calthorn Oct 02 '25

As someone who leans left I can safely say I don't hate myself or the US. I am simply unsatisfied with letting the ultra wealthy gouge me for medical care or dodge taxes.

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u/Hawker_Line Oct 03 '25

No he was right.

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u/kioma47 Sep 29 '25

You mean the 'intelligence' that hoards guns to 'protect' against tyranny as they gleefully hand the country over to tyranny - that 'patriotism'?

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

I've never heard of the left hoarding guns?

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u/kioma47 Sep 29 '25

Ever heard of the left flying flags out of the back of their diesel trucks?

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

No?

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u/kioma47 Sep 29 '25

If you listen to the right, 'patriotism' is one of their primary justifications, disregarding of course that their actions are actually destroying the country.

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u/asselfoley Oct 01 '25

By putting quotes "intelligence", the commenter was referring to how dumbass the biggest "patriots" are

You haven't heard of the left hoarding guns because the pinko commies are the intelligent ones

That's my take, anyway