No, really. Roger Ebert said that the 2nd Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery.
The Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery. http://t.co/TokQseC9
— Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) January 16, 2013
While delusions and nonsense from Ebert are nothing new, Twitter users were swift to react to his absurd claim.
Crackpot history: http://t.co/DoTTDBdZ RT @ebertchicago: The Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery. http://t.co/ysNprrjT
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 16, 2013
Crackpot history, indeed.
The historical ignorance is astounding. RT @ebertchicago: The Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery. http://t.co/XPY1Xgqe
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) January 16, 2013
Wow! What a gobsmackingly ignorant statement! #tcot #tgdn MT @ebertchicago: The 2nd A. was ratified 2 preserve slavery. http://t.co/BFMiaIqu
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) January 16, 2013
@NathanWurtzel Oh, my… such fail. @ebertchicago
— Mike (@ThePantau) January 16, 2013
Holy crap RT @NathanWurtzel This is utterly ridiculous, of course. RT @ebertchicago: The Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery.
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) January 16, 2013
@TheAmishDude that has to be one of the dumbest things he's ever written. @ebertchicago
— Mark C, austere BBQ scholar ?? (@UntraceableMC) January 16, 2013
Read up on some things, Ebert.
Even more interesting, the move towards gun control came from southern Dem gov'ts who wanted to prevent free black Americans from owning.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 16, 2013
It was southern Democrats with their black codes that worked hard to deny black Americans their right protected by the 2nd Amendment.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 16, 2013
And, an epic snap.
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/291581240501473280
Bingo! Welcome to the light, Roger.