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Re:Pubs replaced banks in Ireland in 1970 and the economy wa... by fodkodrasz on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:19PM (#37728151)
Only in totalitarian systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_deaths_in_Unite...
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Re:Pubs replaced banks in Ireland in 1970 and the economy wa... by rsynnott on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:22PM (#37728179)
> In the summer of 1921 in Mingo County, hundreds of miners were arrested without habeas corpus and other basic legal rights.

I mean, er, yes, sounds like it.

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