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3. I'd add more than two centuries of African Slave Labor.

Fri May 23, 2025, 11:28 AM

May 23

Easy to become rich and powerful when you don't have the expense of salaries and incarcerated employees.

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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 23 OP

I'd add more than two centuries of African Slave Labor. no_hypocrisy May 23 #3

We don't use the word "native" in Canada. It is looked down upon. applegrove May 23 #7

Yes. It is about dignity. In french immersion in the 1970s applegrove May 23 #9

so many u.s. nobles were won by immigrants. mopinko May 23 #5

Making America Great... JoseBalow May 23 #10