• Crucible [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    7 hours ago

    Jefferson definitely had this problem worst of them but it was pretty common among these guys. Washington had weird ‘luck’ and most of his extended family died leaving him with a ton of money and property but the slave-owning class had a hard on for having Stuff instead of cash so they were always kind of broke and taking out loans when they wanted to buy something

    • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      4 hours ago

      slave-owning class had a hard on for having Stuff instead of cash so they were always kind of broke and taking out loans when they wanted to buy something

      Probably the most American thing I’ve ever read right there.