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I'm a male Redditor. What were the ultimate factors that led you into that line of work?
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I'm a male Redditor. What were the ultimate factors that led you into that line of work?
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It seems that they took the scenic route, instead of a quick power grab:
In 1933, Smedley Butler, a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps, the highest rank authorized at that time, became involved in a controversy known as the Business Plot, when he told a congressional committee that a group of wealthy industrialists were planning a military coup to overthrow Franklin D. Roosevelt, with Butler selected to lead a march of veterans to become dictator, similar to other Fascist regimes at that time. The individuals involved all denied the existence of a plot and the media ridiculed the allegations. A final report by a special House of Representatives Committee confirmed some of Butler's testimony.
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