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I think we've been had (startrek.website)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Within the US government it’s still all metric measures, has been since Carter, but Reagan made a social cause and used it against the Dems (along with a secret “guns for hostages” negotiation) to win the presidency. And it’s been downhill ever since.