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Re:Mark Twain's two-week stint as a Confederate soldier by yardie on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:10AM (#35599144)
The south had “carpetbaggers” because they were traitors. The federal government sent bureaucrats they could trust to run the government in the south.
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Re:Mark Twain's two-week stint as a Confederate soldier by BrotherBisquick on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:24AM (#35599213)
Exactly. Just like how I'm committing treason against my house by leaving it every morning.
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Re:Mark Twain's two-week stint as a Confederate soldier by yardie on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:55AM (#35599938)
The house is still there. You're just no longer part of it.
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