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1 hour ago, Big Blitz said:

 

 

Umm, Seward's folly was a pretty big deal too.  And came 64 years later.

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8 hours ago, Taro T said:

 

Umm, Seward's folly was a pretty big deal too.  And came 64 years later.

Two minor points, Seward negotiated with Russia, and I think the implications is negotiating with Europe, second is we did not know how good a deal Seward did at the time, where this is obviously good now 

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10 hours ago, Homelander said:

 

 

The obvious anthem is "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You."

 

 

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54 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

Two minor points, Seward negotiated with Russia, and I think the implications is negotiating with Europe, second is we did not know how good a deal Seward did at the time, where this is obviously good now 

 

Two additional points, though much of Russia is in Asia, the portion where most of the population lives is in Europe

 

and, are we really going to judge how good a deal actually is by what the chattering class thinks of it at the time?

 

Seward paid less than half of what Jefferson paid 64 years earlier and got about 60% of the land mass and an incredible trove of resources.  There also were those that weren't happy with Jefferson's deal either as the nation still had debt from the Revolutionary War and they didn't fully know what he'd bought; thus the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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2 minutes ago, Taro T said:

 

Two additional points, though much of Russia is in Asia, the portion where most of the population lives is in Europe

 

and, are we really going to judge how good a deal actually is by what the chattering class thinks of it at the time?

 

Seward paid less than half of what Jefferson paid 64 years earlier and got about 60% of the land mass and an incredible trove of resources.  There also were those that weren't happy with Jefferson's deal either as the nation still had debt from the Revolutionary War and they didn't fully know what he'd bought; thus the Lewis and Clark expedition.

How do I know what to think if an expert is not telling me? 

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Posted
42 minutes ago, Roundybout said:


15% tax on American consumers is not a good deal. 

 

If you're an American consumer, yes it is.

 

It'll keep you from overconsuming and warming the planet even more than your beef consumption does.

 

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39 minutes ago, Wolfgang said:

 

 

 

 


Hope you don’t like French wine, Italian suits, or single-malt Scotch.

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