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Sat May 22 19:22:48 +0000 2021

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David Frum @davidfrum

I don't think everyone realizes that the phrase "Roaring Twenties" - referring to the decade of the 1920s - was not coined entirely as a compliment. 1/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2021 Hibernated

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David Frum @davidfrum

11 years after the onset of the Great Depression, the world was fighting the Second World War, so I'm going with "better." — PolitiTweet.org

Mike Konczal @rortybomb

curious, no notes just gut reaction, fill in the blank "The Great Depression was a far worse collapse than the Gre… https://t.co/jMu8zOnmXS

Posted May 22, 2021 Hibernated

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David Frum @davidfrum

The phrase "Roaring Twenties" was derived from the "Roaring Forties," the very powerful westerly winds that blow between 40 and 50 degrees latitude in the southern hemisphere. The Roaring Forties could hugely speed sailing ships - but also swamp and sink them. 2/x https://t.co/nuX1YJTvJb — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2021 Hibernated

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