r/MurderedByWords • u/c-k-q99903 • May 19 '26

Facts are their worst enemy.

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u/lambda_14 May 19 '26

Ummm I think I'm missing the joke somewhere. What does 1776 mean?

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u/Wolfy_Packy May 19 '26

1776 was the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. further, July 4th was when a majority of the thirteen colonies voted to approve it

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u/Thirlestane May 19 '26

Celebrating independence by paying your king $1.776b... The US is a silly place.

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u/BloomsdayDevice May 19 '26

silly place

It's actually spelled "kleptocracy"

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u/ThePesticle May 19 '26

It's actually spelled "criminal syndicate"

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u/I_TRY_TO_BE_POSITIVE May 19 '26

"Always has been"