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[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait. I had never heard anything about your first paragraph in school. Is there something specific I could look up to read more about this?

[–] miz@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Fuckin’ home run, dude. Thanks!

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I’m not sure, it’s fairly common knowledge nowadays (my teacher in HS covered it). Real estate speculation in lands not yet fully ethnically cleansed was a massive source of wealth for many of the founding fathers.