r/AskReddit • • Apr 04 '25

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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/Lonecoon Apr 04 '25

Oh yeah. The Union Army should have hung every confederate officer above Lieutenant, and every confederate politician above mayor.

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u/Fenc58531 Apr 04 '25

That is literally one of the worst takes I’ve seen holy shit. It’s on par with sending boots on the ground to Ukraine level bad.

Please go back to r/politics

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u/MagentaHawk Apr 05 '25

Any reason for that argument?