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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 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

I mean, sure, but the Dems have been the (relatively, since standards here are fucked) economically left party since 1896 saw the last of the 'pro-business' hardliners marginalized, and the (again, relatively) socially left party since 1964 saw a definitive break with the Dixiecrats after ~15 years of distancing.