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Short answer: No. Only white people had voting rights and voting rights were required to hold political office.
Long answer: There were a few exceptions, but they were essentially just glorified middle man. It's more tolerable for communities to see one of their own in charge, even if that individual is essentially just a puppet.
https://hbcu.com/cp2/content/363254/black-kings-and-governors-in-the-americas-1700-s-1800-s

@raintrees you could say force, but you can also say guarantee.

Consider the civilizing effects of American and British naval power on seas that been without a dominant power since western Rome.

A peaceful market with stable prices that can (somewhat) sustainably support complex supply chains is not a given, it's a value that (some) states (sometimes) bring to the table.

UN Secretary-General Candidate Amina J. Mohammed Proposes Ukraine-Georgia Non-NATO Deal to End WarCandidate for the next UN Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, has proposed that the international community agree on #Ukraine not joining #NATO as a condition for peace. She argued that #Russia and Ukraine must sit together at the negotiating table in the UN to find a way out of the conflict.

😁Aal-Alarm in Chinas U-Bahn: Fahrgäste greifen zuEin paar Dutzend Aale haben Anfang der Woche in einer U-Bahn im chinesischen Nanjing für ungewöhnliche Szenen gesorgt: Diese waren aus einem Eimer entkommen und schlängelten sich kurzzeitig durch den Zug.Während einige Fahrgäste halfen, die Ausreißer einzufangen, konnten andere sich ein Lachen kaum verkneifen.Was würdet ihr in solchem Fall tun?Abonniert

@shortstories
It's the uncanny valley. They fill the void of creatures that pretend to be human into something that their minds can comprehend - mostly from tv (godzila, etc).

In reality it's just jews...everyone they accuse of being a lizard, is just a jew.

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The future of corridors in the geopolitics of nodes (as opposed to that of lines) https://www.byteseu.com/2294144/ #Geopolitics

@Oldfartrant Yes, but after a judge agreed in court with a man that it’s impossible for a man to rape his wife, that’s why he married her. Women in this country were outraged, law changed. There are still those who believe it, though, and a woman taking it to court needs to be ready to be dragged through the mud by lawyers, which is why a lot of rape goes unreported, married or not. With regards to the US, women’s rights seem to vary by state. @hermannus @UkeleleEric @PopTarts @kibcol1049

https://youtu.be/4ErQHQfwACUCase closed? Is he going to prison? Pretty damning evidence of pre meditated intent. Such evidence, if authentic, admitted, and linked to the charged conduct, can be highly relevant to mens rea. It could support an inference of premeditation or purposeful intent to kill (or at least to use deadly force), rather than a purely spontaneous reaction or self-defense claim. Prosecutors often use prior statements, writings

https://youtu.be/4ErQHQfwACU