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Hydra

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2. I had a weird urge a few years ago

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 05:13 PM

Jun 2013

To see where we went wrong. I was VERY surprised to find out that it was all the way at the beginning.

Shay's Rebellion had shades of what we had in 2006- foreclosures supported by the gov't, deference to monied interests, ignored petitions for relief and in the end, a central gov't army to protect the interests that had caused the problems.

Gov't by and for the people? Nope. Gov't by and for the Aristocrats? Yup.

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It's time again for "When did the USA cease being a Republic and instead an Empire?" [View all] Taverner Jun 2013 OP

Always been an empire. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1

I had a weird urge a few years ago Hydra Jun 2013 #2

After WWII LeftInTX Jun 2013 #3

When the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the United State Constitution FarCenter Jun 2013 #4

It may have been planned that way from the beginning. Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #5