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canetoad

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9. Yep it's ugly and also true

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2025, 12:54 AM

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It was common during pogroms in the middle ages onward, right up to the Inquisition which lasted up until the 19th and 20th centuries. Neighbours could become very rich by denouncing their neighbours then claiming their property and land when they were arrested. It was an easy way to cancel out debt.

Never underestimate the greed of some humans.

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