
#73 - PIRATES OF THE CONSTITUTION: History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. 1
Subliminal Jihad
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The Debauching of Indians
The exploitation that ensued was one of the most deliberate, cruel and appalling that has ever taken place in any country. Astor's company brazenly violated this law, as well as all other laws conflicting with its profit interests. It smuggled in prodigious quantities of rum. The trader's ancient trick of getting the indians drunk and then swindling them with their furs and land, was carried on by astor on an unprecedented scale.
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