I may be in a minority of opinion here, so be it.
I don't have a problem with this.
I actually think this is long overdue.
July 4th, 1776, we declared or independence, to make our country free.
June 19th, 1865, celebrated as the made all of our citizens free, living up to the promise:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." I took us 89 years to get there, but we got there. Feel free to fire at will.
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A demurral.
In 1776 we declared our independence and so what!
It was not until our Constitution was ratified in 1788 that
we became "sovereign and responsible for our own destiny."
The assertion that "all men are created equal" is political malarkey of the first
magnitude, notwithstanding that the words came from Jefferson, a great man.
The Ancients understood this, as Plato, in 'The Republic', identified our "Soul" as
the differentiating entity in each and every person born since Adam and Eve,
as well as the driver behind individuality and our creative impulses.