Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,www.americanhistorycentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1284
arrow-up1284external-linkTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,www.americanhistorycentral.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoWell, there’s a classic: “Would you kill hitler?” and a follow-up: “Would you kill baby hitler?”. Now, there’s a lot of ways to discuss these questions and possible answers.
Well, there’s a classic: “Would you kill hitler?” and a follow-up: “Would you kill baby hitler?”. Now, there’s a lot of ways to discuss these questions and possible answers.