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Murdered by Words

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[–] rchive@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

wasn't an insurmountable problem when we wanted transcontinental railroad, telegraph, telephone

It's worth noting that those were all massive handouts to private corporations. Some of the beneficiaries of those handouts are still on top of their industries today.