It was about slavery y’know.
They try and make like it wasn’t, but.
It so was.
"It was about states' rights!"
States' rights to do what?
"..."
In reality, it was not even about states' rights. The South was pissed that the North was not helping them catch fugitive slaves that went to free states. The CSA also did not allow their states to outlaw slavery.
Every time someone tells you it wasn't about slavery, send them here:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states
Slavery is mentioned within a few sentences of every state's declaration of secession.
I think a lot of people don't realize that the characteristics of conservatives hasn't changed.
The south wanted to keep slaves as a states issue. BUT wanted the north to catch those slaves and return them to the south, in complete contradiction of slavery being a states issue.
In other words, "The law only applies to you. It doesn't apply to us."
Abortion, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, literally any right the conservatives fight over is literally the same playbook.
Ah yes, the good old times when more than 50% of the American population had significantly less rights than the rest.
What a great utopia to strive for. I heard everything was better back then.
For those powerful few, it was better back then. And these fucks make their living by convincing bigots that they might one day be in that group of the powerful few, so they should support giving power to them. And it works because these same fucks have defunded education and given conspiracy lunacy a massive platform that offers dopamine for participation.
Wow, leaning really hard into both racism and misogyny at the same time! Southern pride!
I feel it necessary to bring this up regularly because it amuses me and would piss any of them off if they read it-
Their "Confederate heritage" lasted 5 years.
Their Obama Administration heritage lasted 8 years.
A black man was their supreme executive longer than their slaveholding treasonous President was.
The McRib lasted longer than the Confederacy
And they both just keep coming back.
Chompf!
The McRib even had it's own currency, the Monopoly contests!
The United States should have hanged those traitors. It would be a far better place today if they had.
Youngkin continues to prove that he is an actual monster who only cares about the absolute worst elements in our society
As a resident of Virginia, fuck Glenn Youngkin. He's been a dogshit governor who has accomplished nothing and blocked all attempts at progress. When he eventually runs for president, I hope you all remember shit like this instead of saying "well at least he isn't trump." He's not really any different except he isn't as polarizing, which is why he is a bigger threat. The same hateful policies but in a prettier package. He fucking sucks. Don't fall for his bullshit. He campaigned on lowering grocery bills and obviously did fuck all about it because let's be real, he was never gonna do anything about that, he just knew that people were complaining about it. He has no ideas that will help you in any way whatsoever. He's a useless piece of shit and I'm looking forward to salting his grave.
Conservatives.. pathetic, lazy, liars 🤡
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