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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·5 days agoHad to read up on the 1828 tariff that was basically enacted as a giant game of chicken, nobody expected it to pass… then it did. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_of_Abominations
minus-squareGuyFawkes@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoSimilar to Trump winning? Twice? I really hate that we can’t collectively learn from our mistakes.
Had to read up on the 1828 tariff that was basically enacted as a giant game of chicken, nobody expected it to pass… then it did.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_of_Abominations
Similar to Trump winning? Twice?
I really hate that we can’t collectively learn from our mistakes.