Lester Golden
Nov 21, 2024

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History doesn't have a good vs bad item on the menu. It's bad vs worse. Power abhors a vacuum.

One June 23, 1941 Harry Truman said "it's a shame both sides can't lose." On December 7 he changed his view of the Soviets.

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/political-orphanage-taking-reservations-but-filling-up-fast-5c3b7a76d7ab

And BTW, the greatest abolitionist of the slave trade was the 19th century British Royal Navy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O02RrKCZ64Y

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Lester Golden
Lester Golden

Written by Lester Golden

From Latvia & Porto I write to share learning from an academic&business life in 8 languages in 5 countries & seeing fascism die in Portugal&Spain in1974 & 1976.

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