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12699664, Exactly, and on the other side, we have been more fearful of the
Posted by stattic, Thu Jan-15-15 11:37 AM
invasive state due to our existence as a colony. Racial equality was not really a strong component of the Constitution, and the 14th Amendment did not really help either. In addition to the horror of living under the Vichy regime, the fact that it even existed in the first place imparted a fair amount of shame, whether deserved or not. I just find it difficult to criticise when I haven't seen any country perfectly strike a balance.
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