▲ 46 ▼ Richest American to FAFO? (lemmy.ca) submitted 10 months ago by Tm12@lemmy.ca to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments I know France popularized the Guillotine, but what was the highest profile case of an American fucking around and finding out? Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Freid, and Martin Shkreli come to the top of mind. Maybe Bernie Maddoff?
[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 child) Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton was shot and killed in a duel for insulting Vice President at the time, Aaron Burr. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tm12@lemmy.ca [S] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Can we add Kennedy (Vietnam) and Lincoln (Slavery) too? Or were their FO not related to their FA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot 3 points 10 months ago We don't fully understand JFK's assassin, but it is likely not due to Vietnam as Vietnam wasn't a major issue at the time of Kennedy's death. Lincoln's assassination could be seen as a defense of slavery and other Southern "rights". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca [S] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Can we add Kennedy (Vietnam) and Lincoln (Slavery) too? Or were their FO not related to their FA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot 3 points 10 months ago We don't fully understand JFK's assassin, but it is likely not due to Vietnam as Vietnam wasn't a major issue at the time of Kennedy's death. Lincoln's assassination could be seen as a defense of slavery and other Southern "rights". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot 3 points 10 months ago We don't fully understand JFK's assassin, but it is likely not due to Vietnam as Vietnam wasn't a major issue at the time of Kennedy's death. Lincoln's assassination could be seen as a defense of slavery and other Southern "rights". permalink fedilink source parent