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Elon's got Putin's back. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/enoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

nah, it's a relatively new thing, like only found after ww2.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think so. For example, isn't it believed that Rothschild was a large contributing factor to The War of 1812?

    I'd imagine a lot of those "old money" families dabbled throughout history

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    isn’t it believed that Rothschild was a large contributing factor to The War of 1812?

    By anti-Semitic conspiracy circles, yes. By anyone who has looked into these claims without being a conspiracy nut, no.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Quite a few supporters for independence in America's revolutionary war against England were quite wealthy, and stood to make very good money with an independent US. Hancock was one of them.

    I don't know if I'd say that was the entire reason for the war of independence, but I think it was substantial enough that we can consider it an example in this case.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    no, it is not, just because there was an economic incentive for some people during the revolution doesn't mean that it is comparable, if you want comparable, imagine if the of the richest Italians had replaced many of the American cannons with wooden fakes

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