▲ 287 ▼ TIL 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.com) submitted 2 years ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sane people don't kill other people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Even that is still an understatement for how looney tunes this dude was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daddy32@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Even that is still an understatement for how looney tunes this dude was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daddy32@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent