Fox host slammed for bizarre claim Americans were more free before Revolution
Mark Levin slammed for ‘historically bad take’
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Mark Levin has been slammed for his “historically bad” take claiming Americans were freer before the Revolutionary War.
The Fox News host made the claim in an opening statement for his Sunday night show, and his comments were later published on the cable news network’s website.
“Look at representation. Do we have representation today?” Levin asked.
“Have you tried to meet your member of Congress lately? It’s impossible. And if you meet your representative, what do you tell them?
"They are passing 2,700 pages of omnibus spending bills in the middle of the night. You have no idea what’s in those bills. That’s less liberty than you had when we didn’t have representation.”
"Yes, we were freer before the American Revolution than we are today," Levin concluded.
Users took to Twitter to point out the absurdity of his claim.
“Maybe. If you leave out slaves. And women. And Native Americans getting smallpox blankets. And indentured servants. You guys just want to go back to that, don’t you?” author Brynn Tannehill wrote.
Maybe.
— Cassandra of Troy (@BrynnTannehill) August 16, 2021
If you leave out slaves.
And women.
And Native Americans getting smallpox blankets.
And indentured servants.
You guys just want to go back to that, don't you?
I have some questions on behalf of millions of enslaved persons. https://t.co/uxUwfRK5RM
— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) August 16, 2021
Mark Levin is a dumb guy that has conned people into thinking he is smart for 40 years. https://t.co/8QUqiO6tEJ
— Mike Gonzalez (@magonzalez84) August 16, 2021
This entire network, and in turn a significant chunk of this country, is so utterly unserious it hurts. https://t.co/OycZ7h6i8r
— Bucks In Six (@bendoll1) August 16, 2021
Was this tweet written by George III? https://t.co/6UNTTSlWpk
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) August 16, 2021
John Adams unavailable for comment https://t.co/9bwzXxk7ci
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 16, 2021
“John Adams unavailable for comment,” wrote author Tom Nichols.
“How Fox News can even post what might amount to the most ridiculously terrible take ever on their Twitter feed says everything,” another person wrote.
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