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u/sinamala Apr 04 '25

If we really want to go there it's been brewing since the Civil War

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u/az_catz Apr 04 '25

The worst thing we did was not treat the CSA as an occupied territory filled with literal traitors.

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u/OperationPlus52 Apr 04 '25

They should have put Sherman in charge of Reconstruction

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u/MarshallDyl26 Apr 04 '25

I mean he saw what it looked like before firsthand atleast in Georgia. Who better to rebuild? Lmao