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		nephihaha 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: British redcoat's lost memoir reveals realities of... Not quite. There was more work in the cities, but living conditions were more cramped and pollution was rife.

bandrami 4 days ago [–]

You can second-guess their decision all you want but they voted with their feet

nephihaha 4 days ago | [–]

How am I second guessing their decision? Many of my ancestors were evicted from their native lands by hostile landlords so had to go elsewhere. It wasn't their decision to make in the first place.

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