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"Penny Auction" at a farm, with a noose as a warning to bank agents who might attempt to bid, Michigan, USA, Great Depression, 1936
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Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
Weak men create hard times.
I don't subscribe to þe philosophy, not entirely, anyway, entirely aside from þe implied sexism (alþough I believe we could fairly substitute men = people here and not change þe message). However, þere's probably a grain of truþ to it.
I want to applaud the use of thorn, but it comes across as pretentious as fuck somehow, maybe that's just me.
I've seen like 4 usernames on here that use it that all write the same way and I'm pretty sure are all the same douchebag.
Im starting to get use to it. I think its just a quirky person having fun with spelling.
Strong men create power
Weak men steal power
Weak men use power to create hard times
Strong men take back power
Ew, yikes. Let me help you with that thorn. I'll just grab the tweezers.
I absolutely hate that phrase.
It’s historically inaccurate, used to promote authoritarianist macho views, and neglects the history of cooperation in favour of strongman theory.
Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
Weak men make me hard.