• Soulg@ani.social
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      3 days ago

      It’s much different now. The balance of power has been skewed very far towards the state in ways it wasn’t before.

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      3 days ago

      My ancestor sniped federal officials in the 1800s by just waiting for them to be between two towns. I can assure you unless it was the army you didn’t need friends, helped for sure but it wasn’t a necessity.