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0 pointsexpedition329d ago0 comments

Because there was a difference between what the PEOPLE wanted and what the ELITES wanted.

The railroad barron needed cheap labour and didn't give a flying fuck about the KKK clowns marching in Washington.

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This has always been the case all throughout modern history though

The elites always want cheaper labor, while the existing domestic workforce usually opposes such measures (as it obviously devalues their labor)

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This has always been the case all throughout modern history though

The elites always want cheaper labor, while the existing domestic workforce usually opposes such measures (as it obviously devalues their labor)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse