PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months ago"Penny Auction" at a farm, with a noose as a warning to bank agents who might attempt to bid, Michigan, USA, Great Depression, 1936media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down12
arrow-up1393arrow-down1image"Penny Auction" at a farm, with a noose as a warning to bank agents who might attempt to bid, Michigan, USA, Great Depression, 1936media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.auMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI absolutely hate that phrase. It’s historically inaccurate, used to promote authoritarianist macho views, and neglects the history of cooperation in favour of strongman theory.
I absolutely hate that phrase.
It’s historically inaccurate, used to promote authoritarianist macho views, and neglects the history of cooperation in favour of strongman theory.