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As I pointed out, the democratic process at the time was giving us anti-immigrant legislation, the Spanish-American war, literal imperialism, and (edit for typo
by ch4s3 4y ago
As I pointed out, the democratic process at the time was giving us anti-immigrant legislation, the Spanish-American war, literal imperialism, and (edit for typo here)entrenchment of Jim Crow. So factually turning those funds over to the government of 1900 would have been worse than Carnegie building libraries, funding the Tuskegee Institute, and opposing the establishment of oversees colonies.
- Dracophoenix 4y agoNot to pick a nit, but "retrenchment" means reduction. I think the word you meant was "entrenchment". Otherwise, I agree with your statement entirely.
- ch4s3 4y agoYou are correct, I was typing that from my phone. Corrected.