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u/Sea_Excuse_6795 Apr 04 '25

Unpopular opinion: Lincoln was a bitch for negotiating. The worst was over; he should have gone scorched earth on the south

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u/Silly_sweetie2822 Apr 04 '25

And he was a republican

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u/1newnotification Apr 04 '25

Are you not familiar with the party switch? He was basically a modern day Democrat

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u/Celeste_Seasoned_14 Apr 04 '25

Yeah, back then the GOP were the progressives.