What I Did During the Revolution

Matthew Broyles
Nov 5 · 4 min read

Americans like to talk big.

I certainly do. ‘Why, if that so-and-so does that to me, I’ll [hyperbolic statement] him into next week.’ But the truth is, most of us let things slide on the regular. Important things, like being shafted by corporations, government, bosses, co-workers, and pretty much everyone.

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