#HistoryNotMyth
Bootstraps began as a joke about the impossible. The myth thrives when policy hides the hand: Homestead/GI Bill for whites, redlining for us, subsidies up, austerity down. It’s not grit—it’s gatekeeping. #HistoryNotMyth #ReceiptsFirst
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
American history runs on parables that flatter power. “Bootstraps,” “frontier grit,” “color-blind law”—nice slogans, bad diagnostics. Receipts > folklore. Fix the story, fix the policy. #HistoryNotMyth #ReceiptsFirst
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM