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Today in 1934, 89 years ago: in the United States, a group of businessmen try to seduce General Smedley Butler (1881-1940) to overthrow Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They claim that the New Deal designed by the president to revive the country is not good for the business class.

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freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg 2y ago

Right motive (New Deal was a raw deal, for everyone), wrong method.

Smedley Butler's [War is a Racket](https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html) is a classic.

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