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5. I watched an episode about 6 months ago...

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:58 PM

Mar 2013

...and it seemed to glorify people like Carnegie and Morgan.

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Watching "The Men Who Built America." [View all] Brigid Mar 2013 OP

It is not an accident that the labor movement is only lightly mentioned Vinnie From Indy Mar 2013 #1

Carnegie is hiding out in Scotland. Coward. Brigid Mar 2013 #3

The ruling class are yellow. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #8

Quite the bunch of cold blooded bastards montanacowboy Mar 2013 #2

More people are aware of those stories because of shows like that one. Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #4

But how many are watching? Brigid Mar 2013 #6

I watched an episode about 6 months ago... Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #5

Well, yes and no. Brigid Mar 2013 #7

There are 4 episodes in that series tammywammy Mar 2013 #9

People in Pittsburgh have forgotten about this AnnieBW Mar 2013 #10

Few people know . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #11

He Gave his house for an Arts Center AnnieBW Mar 2013 #12

Yeah, it sure is. Brigid Mar 2013 #13

I think the next generation of the desperate will be far more effective. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #23

Just like people today idolize Gates and Buffett. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #14

I can always count on you to rise to the defense of today's robber barons. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #16

And just like Ivan's dogs... Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #18

LOL, you are very full of yourself! And still no charity answer! n-t Logical Mar 2013 #21

Awwwwwww. You bought the gates story? Cerridwen Mar 2013 #24

Can you elaborate on the contract you speak of, Cerridwen? Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #25

Thank GOD the men did all that shit before the women came over elehhhhna Mar 2013 #22

I thought that series was well balanced. louis-t Apr 2013 #26

yup.....not to many people know about what happened madrchsod Apr 2013 #27