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Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by plandis on Sunday September 24, 2017 @10:31PM (#15327694)
I'd love to hear your take on how Bill Gates owes his success solely to slavery?
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Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by Mithaldu on Sunday September 24, 2017 @10:36PM (#15327716)
The modern form of it, which is having businesses with practically no worker protections (right-to-work, the health care situation) compared to other european countries.
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