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  1. Caleb James DeLisle (cjd@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Sep-2018 16:35:19 EDT Caleb James DeLisle Caleb James DeLisle

    Playing card trivia:
    Did you know that the 4 suits of cards come from the 4 forms of power ?
    * Diamonds -> Merchant (capitalist) class
    * Hearts -> The clergy, controlling the hearts of the people
    * Spades -> Spade = sword, the power of overt politics, military & the king
    * Clubs -> The power of the people, with primitive weapons (clubs) still able to project influence

    The Ace was added in France to commemorate the revolutionary who overthrew the king...

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2013/dec/04/books-advent-calendar-4-four-card-suits

    In conversation Sunday, 23-Sep-2018 16:35:19 EDT from mastodon.social permalink
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