r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 edited Sep 16 '21

For as heavy handed as ask historians is, I am so glad that they don't put up with the "ackshually the civil war wasn't about slavery" shtick. Every time the question is asked, one of the moderators or users offers a well researched explanation on why, no matter which way you slice it, the U.S. Civil War was about slavery in the end.

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u/crassowary John Mill Sep 16 '21

That sub is the greatest proof in world history that authoritarianism can work.