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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 22h \ parent \ on: MMT, Chartalism, and the Colonial Experience econ
I believe "Masshole" is entirely a reflection of their general belligerence. It's purely coincidental that they also bear so much historical culpability.
It's purely coincidental that they also bear so much historical culpability.
Sorry, I cannot buy that. I don’t think there is any such thing as a co-inky-dink! I think we are talking about the same people who did the Salem witch trials, started as a collectivist conclave, began printed paper debt notes in the West, were a huge part of the slave trade (along with New Amsterdam) and have some of the worst drivers in the world. Nope, cannot go with co-inky-dink.
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Fair enough. They suck, right down their cores.
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Ahh … the problem is it is probably not applicable to everybody there. My son’s wife’s brother is a Massachusetts State Patrolman and seems to be a fairy even-tempered and nice guy. It is more than likely an artifact of selective memory and badmouthing by those that have had unsatisfactory interactions with Massachusetts people.
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