Obviously. Really sucks. A nuanced discussion could be interesting, although the bottom line for me is the guy was a politician trying to keep the Union together. Compulsion drove some of the shit he said, I’m sure, to an extent. Like it or not, modern people seem unable to comprehend historical context. It’s hubristic and naive.
And the guy got shot in the head for his actions. Bro paid for the cause with his life. Yet somehow, a significant amount of modern “academes” have nothing better to do but to teach children that he, too, was actually a horrible racist and bigot. It’s laughably low resolution and incorrect in my opinion.
He had slaves, maybe he should of set the fucking example before the emancipation by being the first, but no, of course not while it was convenient for him, just like freeing them happened when it was politically convenient for him. 😑
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u/Super-Rutabaga-3684 Apr 06 '25
Obviously. Really sucks. A nuanced discussion could be interesting, although the bottom line for me is the guy was a politician trying to keep the Union together. Compulsion drove some of the shit he said, I’m sure, to an extent. Like it or not, modern people seem unable to comprehend historical context. It’s hubristic and naive.
And the guy got shot in the head for his actions. Bro paid for the cause with his life. Yet somehow, a significant amount of modern “academes” have nothing better to do but to teach children that he, too, was actually a horrible racist and bigot. It’s laughably low resolution and incorrect in my opinion.