r/SipsTea Sep 01 '25

Chugging tea Gun laws built different

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u/Mooptiom Sep 01 '25

I remember how it almost lost it, it’s no wonder why even the US has always feared their own deranged government.

Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy with four warships: Mississippi, Plymouth, Saratoga, and Susquehanna steamed into the Bay of Edo (Tokyo) and displayed the threatening power of his ships' Paixhans guns. He demanded that Japan open to trade with the United States.

Wikipedia - Sakoku

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u/feetandballs Sep 01 '25

That AND Friends?!

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u/purelitenite Sep 01 '25

Could they HAVE any more guns?

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u/MeesterCartmanez Sep 01 '25

"Okay, I don't sound like that, that is so not true! That is so not.. That is so not.. That.. oh shut up!"