• Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    The US is, what, 40% farmland and another 13% wilderness. Add to that the 13th amendment and the most imprisoned populace per capita?

    The US is absolutely an agrarian slave economy.

    • Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 hours ago

      <Both? Both. It’s both.jpg>

      It’s three failing historical empires in a trenchcoat. It’s wild how you can vaguely gesture to almost any terrible moment in history and find strong parallels to modern problems in the US and the world.

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        8 hours ago

        “yes, we’re here to, uh… See a movie”

        “Psst, ask if they have any slaves”

        “Shut up, Rome! You’re gonna get us busted! Ask if they have any tea!”