14 points | by jamesgill 11 hours ago ago
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For some context if you're unaware of who Smedley Butler is
"At the time of his death, Butler was the most decorated Marine in U.S. military history."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
Oddly enough, I couldn't find my paper copy but found a $4 one shipped on the interwebs. It's a tiny book and to the point.\
See also:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Fruit_Company
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Wars
- The Business Plot: Smedley D. Butler, Anti-Democratic Dissidence, and the Recession of the American Right 1932-1936 by Grant Stone 2021 [pdf] https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3259?v=pdf
- (Another article about the Business Plot.. rich people who desired fascism in America) https://connecticuthistory.org/gerald-macguire-and-the-plot-...
For some context if you're unaware of who Smedley Butler is
"At the time of his death, Butler was the most decorated Marine in U.S. military history."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
Oddly enough, I couldn't find my paper copy but found a $4 one shipped on the interwebs. It's a tiny book and to the point.\
See also:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Fruit_Company
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Wars
- The Business Plot: Smedley D. Butler, Anti-Democratic Dissidence, and the Recession of the American Right 1932-1936 by Grant Stone 2021 [pdf] https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3259?v=pdf
- (Another article about the Business Plot.. rich people who desired fascism in America) https://connecticuthistory.org/gerald-macguire-and-the-plot-...