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2026-09-07 21:38 UTC

Since its inception, the US government has never liked paying soldiers for war. en.wikipedia.org/…/Pennsylvania_Mutiny_of_1783 Alexander Hamilton didn’t even want to pay the IOUs back, until he decided that many were owned by investors that had bought them from soldiers. The quote was something to the effect of, “those investors are true Americans and they should get their money.” The Dollop podcast has a good 4-parter on Hamilton that covers that and other issues.

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  • @Snowies@lemmy.zip 2026-09-08 03:37

    Human history really is just a long convoluted story of class warfare isn’t it… Why the fuck is it so hard for these absolute demons to just fucking share? Is sharing really that bad? Is not exerting yourself on others to spite their will really so addictive and so intoxicating? … why?… I don’t fucking see it. Why is power so delicious to some people? Why can nothing less sate their palates? I genuinely don’t fucking get it. To me, a good gathering with good food and a kind partner who genuinely desires me is heaven on earth and a day with all of it is a day my heart is full and my chin is high. What compels someone to look at that as though it’s some pittance, and the real prize is when ONLY YOU are allowed satisfaction??? Why do some people need others to suffer in order to feel pleasure???

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