• thedruid@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Then all the way back to the o. K corral. J.p Morgan didn’t like the unsettling climate that little war was creating for his investors. Dude went and basically bought the presidency. Sound familiar?

    Look it up. Fascinating how far back federal corruption and local greed intersect

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      I mean, it’s not that fascinating, we’re a country that was basically founded by a bunch of wealthy landowners who hated being taxed. They hated contributing to a common good. They were like the Zuckebergs and Musks and Bezoses of their time. The country was literally founded on only land-owning white men being allowed to vote.