• Flax
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    10 hours ago

    I mean… Tbh this does seem reasonable in exchange for their protection.

    But so did the extra taxes in the 1700s when we saved the 13 colonies as well, and the yanks made a fuss over that

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      6 hours ago

      Britain picked fights with the French, the Spanish, and Austria, then expected their colonies to foot the bill.