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SeaJ ,

They got wise to that and called in the police and military to help them.

fidodo ,

They did that back in the day too.

Cabrio ,

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” over the bodies of tyrants

joborun ,

and from which trees many fascists will hang

Kodemystic ,
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But thats the thing. Those who sit at the shade, will grow spoiled, fat and greedy and will enslave others to plant more trees from which they themselves will benefit from. “Hard times create great men. Great men create good times, good times create weak men, weak men creat hard times.”.

Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever ,

Yup. The police have always existed to beat on the downtrodden. Whether it is slaves trying to escape to freedom or workers who are peacefully protesting just a bit too loud.

ChickenLadyLovesLife ,

Nah, too unreliable - the worst of the lot hired private armies to assault and murder strikers.

DarthBueller ,

The Pinkertons literally became the FBI and CIA.

Maggoty ,

They also still exist

cuacamole ,

Hope you dont spoil those magic cards

aaron_griffin ,
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The military has carpet bombed coal miners who organized. Killed families. It’s always been this way

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