Ex-GOP lawmaker says equality is 'not what we were founded upon' in rant against socialism

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'That is not what this country was founded upon. This is not what we’ve been successful upon,” former Republican Representative Diane Black argued.

Former Republican Representative Diane Black argued Sunday that equality was against the founding principles of the United States, blasting “younger people” who are supportive of socialism.

A May Day sign decorates a concrete barrier before a demonstration on May 1 at Wall Street in New York City Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images However, Black’s assessment is not inaccurate. After the Revolutionary War, when independence was won from under British rule, the country’s founders eventually set up a system that enshrined slavery in law while also assuring that wealthy, landing-owning men would be the only Americans allowed to vote in most states.

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally at Howard University on May 13 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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