Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsmessage-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIndeed. Some of the seceding states had it written into their new constitutions. The post-hoc notion that this was not the case is laughably absurd.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBut actually it was democrats who were the slavers! That’s why republicans honor their democrat heritage by flying a traitor flag? Fuck I can’t even keep up with their mental gymnastics.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe Confederate constitution mentions slavery everywhere Its almost like they wanted to ensure slavery continued to last
Indeed. Some of the seceding states had it written into their new constitutions. The post-hoc notion that this was not the case is laughably absurd.
But actually it was democrats who were the slavers! That’s why republicans honor their democrat heritage by flying a traitor flag? Fuck I can’t even keep up with their mental gymnastics.
The Confederate constitution mentions slavery everywhere
Its almost like they wanted to ensure slavery continued to last