"Penny Auction" at a farm, with a noose as a warning to bank agents who might attempt to bid, Michigan, USA, Great Depression, 1936

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1952026/penny-auction-at-a-farm-with-a-noose-as-a-warning-to-bank-agents-who-might-attempt-to-b

Back when Americans had a spine. That spine turned to jello.

Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
Weak men create hard times.

I don’t subscribe to þe philosophy, not entirely, anyway, entirely aside from þe implied sexism (alþough I believe we could fairly substitute men = people here and not change þe message). However, þere’s probably a grain of truþ to it.

I want to applaud the use of thorn, but it comes across as pretentious as fuck somehow, maybe that’s just me.
I’ve seen like 4 usernames on here that use it that all write the same way and I’m pretty sure are all the same douchebag.
Im starting to get use to it. I think its just a quirky person having fun with spelling.
Strong men create power Weak men steal power Weak men use power to create hard times Strong men take back power.
Ew, yikes. Let me help you with that thorn. I’ll just grab the tweezers.
Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
Weak men make me hard.
Back when Americans trusted each other more than corporations