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9. Weren't republicans always pro-business though even before the civil war?

Tue Jun 29, 2021, 11:27 PM

Jun 2021

And especially the post-civil war gilded age era where businesses were unbelievably corrupt.

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If the internet was around then, This site would be called Republican Underground 150 years ago [View all] USAFRetired_Liberal Jun 2021 OP

It Wouldn't Have Gotten Much Traffic 150 Years Ago Jim G. Jun 2021 #1

Fixed my OP USAFRetired_Liberal Jun 2021 #3

They think they are clever. pwb Jun 2021 #2

So, the bay window dweller Jun 2021 #5

Mechanical semaphore. Hey, this is 1870, the golden age of technology. marble falls Jun 2021 #6

And all of the great Civil War multigraincracker Jun 2021 #7