• OwOarchist@pawb.social
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    9 days ago

    so they could be financially independent from Britain and keep the wealth for themselves

    With ‘the wealth’ including the slaves they owned.

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      9 days ago

      Washington was the richest man and owned the largest number of slaves. USA has always been an oligarchy.