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9. When Rome used to invade and conquer, one of the first things was to burn the crops to make the populations

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:40 PM

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dependent on Rome. Who are we supposed become dependent on?

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Arkansas Farmers Begin Destroying Their Own Crops! [View all] LiberalArkie Dec 5 OP

FAFO we can do it Dec 5 #1

How devastatingly sad, but 100% fucking true. OverBurn Dec 5 #19

I know it may be a little satisying to point and say, "FAFO". Climate Crusader Dec 5 #5

We have spent the last 30-40 years reaching out to these folks, mwmisses4289 Dec 5 #7

That is exactly what they say about us. Climate Crusader Dec 5 #10

I remember in the '70's and '80's moniss Dec 5 #20

And this is just Arkansas. The problem is national in scope. patphil Dec 5 #8

Big Ag going to buy up those family farms duckworth969 Dec 5 #15

And yet food prices are still through the roof LT Barclay Dec 5 #12

Oh no! I'm being owned! BaronChocula Dec 5 #14

Also of note about the land values is that moniss Dec 5 #17

no worries...private equity will buy it all up... ret5hd Dec 6 #29

MAGA is really owning the libs by bringing down grocery prices IronLionZion Dec 5 #18

The video never explains WHY commodity prices have crashed. Fil1957 Dec 5 #22

Because our foreign grain buyers took their business elsewhere IbogaProject Dec 5 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Fil1957 Dec 6 #25

It's animal cruelty, is what it is. Ocelot II Dec 6 #27