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I thought I would do some entries on some intereting history info I got from "One Night Stands with American History" (a book I bought when I went with Jen to her bookstore)
Here is the fun history fact for today:
Reds in Plymouth
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they immedeatrly committed an un-American act - at least, one that would be so viewed later on. Desiring to create a just and euqal society, they established a communist economy. The early cononist remained committed to communism for several years, until they finally decided that it was inefficient. Their switch to capitalism was a defeat of sorts, since it implied the inability of men to work hard for the common good without individual incentive.
Here is the fun history fact for today:
Reds in Plymouth
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they immedeatrly committed an un-American act - at least, one that would be so viewed later on. Desiring to create a just and euqal society, they established a communist economy. The early cononist remained committed to communism for several years, until they finally decided that it was inefficient. Their switch to capitalism was a defeat of sorts, since it implied the inability of men to work hard for the common good without individual incentive.