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    41 month ago

    He died before he could see Reconstruction through, and his successor killed it.

    Mind, Lincoln should have mass executed all significant leaders in the south. Offering mercy to those of a Nazi bearing always ends up damaging society. Better to put them down, rather than letting the infection fester.

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          21 month ago

          As many.

          The south was completely uun by Confederates after the civil war, and they basically kept power to.this day.

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            It’s a common problem for political reform. Because of gatekeeping, the people with the skillset and capital needed to run things tend to be aligned with the same ideology you’re trying to get rid of.

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              21 month ago

              This is why we have universities for polisci, outside the south where reading is considered effeminate and the only books that matter are the new and old testaments.

              They followed the words of the imperium: An open mind is like a fortress, unbarred and unguarded.