PJMeia's Tyler O'Neil asks if we are looking at a second American Civil War, and uses the 1850s as a metaphor for where America finds itself today. He argues, as I understand it, that what we are seeing today closely parallels the political climate that America dealt with in the rum-up to secession
He also argues that many Americans are historically challenged and have a misunderstanding of what Lincoln propsed in the run-up to the Civil War..
In fact, abolitionists were the minority in the North and Abraham Lincoln won on a platform of restraining the spread of slavery, not abolishing it. Lincoln wanted to return to the conditions of the Founders’ grand bargain on slavery — allowing it, but with limits — while the South pushed to expand it, steamrolling the limits the Founders put on the institution.
The South arguably brought the war on itself by partisan overreach, and the Left is arguably doing the same thing in modern America.
It's a great argument, and a ten minute read, and I recommend that you give it a look.
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While he raises some good points, he still only discusses part of the picture - despite what many people claim, slavery was only one of several issues that led to the war. Only one state mentioned slavery as a reason in their secession.
Notably, it was at the time of the Civil War that a name change occurred from "These United States" to "The United States". It is a small change with a big import.
Also, don't forget that Lincoln expanded Federal power more than any other president.
Civil war is (almost) over Fascists wete defeated. Now you have to pay war reperations and go into a re-education camp. It's in China, you didnt know?
Anonymous,
That is a rather incoherent post.
Shooty McBeardface has a rather interesting take on the #BLM Marxists:
I tend to agree with him. The statement "Black Lives Matter" is entirely correct. But that's not what BLM,Incorporated wants.
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