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I never knew this fact: the reason the Donner party got into their horrendous situation in the FIRST place, was due to a classic greedy capitalist named Lansford Hastings, who was trying to divert settlers from Oregon to California, so he could profit off them. To divert them, he promoted an untried/unknown "short cut" to California, that did nothing but lead these settlers to misery and death.
— May 30, 2025 07:55AM

