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Makes sense. (media.hachyderm.io)
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Makes sense.

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[–] bpm@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

If they hadn't tried to claim the history as their own I don't think it would have been nearly as controversial. Calling themselves "The Dons" and referencing 1889 as the founding date was just insulting.