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Slavery was a big reason -- probably what united the southern gentry and then the states. I don't think it would have been on the scale as the War Between the States, but we would have seen many states and even counties opting to secede at different times....

If you haven't see A Shot at Glory, you might enjoy. Kind of a Welcome to Wrexham story of an American (Michael Keaton) buying a lower division Irish club and the old school Manager (Robert Duval) trying to push them through the division. A young Cole Hauser is the young American goalie. Former R...

[quote]I will say this with all honesty. CC is the women's version of Pete Maravich when he was drafted by the Hawks. Signed a record (at the time) contract, and was deemed the great white hope by many. His black teammates, and those within the league were jealous of how much money Atlanta was payin...

This is a really bad idea. ...

[quote] Octavian learned from Julius Caesar's mistake.[/quote] But you bring up a good point. The DNC can't let the GOP win now. Trump will come for heads. He's not so high minded an individual to value the greater good over revenge. He's normal. He's not a saint. ...

[quote]Octavian learned from Julius Caesar's mistake. When Caesar took power he tried to bring everyone back into the fold and work with his enemies in the Senate. What it got him was stabbed to death. When Octavian came to power he cleaned house. He killed all of his enemies, no matter where they w...

[quote]Is porn star hush money considered a legal expense these days?[/quote] If the accounting department had written "Paid a Bitch to Leave" on the memo line, would we be discussing this?...

[quote]Tyrants have already risen.[/quote] Only FDR served more than two terms as President. It was accepted by all that held the office before him that two was enough. After, it was codified into the law of the land. But even FDR was elected by the people. We have never had a tyrant in the na...

We have always had a relatively peaceful transfer of power. Not because we are particularly high minded or moral -- because of a gentleman's agreement. Leave and you're are safe and the next administration will leave you alone. See, dictators don't become dictators because they want power -- n...

[quote]Why did they give you $3k?[/quote] When I was furloughed for Covid because I could not do my job, I was getting (I think) $768 a week. One week it just stopped even though I was filing. I thought I did everything they asked, but it was never resolved. Apparently, it was a clerical error an...