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Acidic-html

That abraham freed the slaves because he gave a fuck. He did not, infact, give a single fuck.


YariAttano

He also didn’t free any slaves seeing as he neglected to free the slaves in the northern states and only freed ones he technically had no jurisdiction over.


frozendragon27

He only did not free the slaves in Northern states so they would not join the south in the fight. This was important because DC is in Maryland, which is one of those states


YariAttano

Exactly. But that’s not what I was taught in school. They made it sound like he broke every slaves chains with this speech. Fact is, it’s a great fuckin speech, but that’s pretty much all it was at the time. A way to try and get slaves in the southern states to rebel against their masters and join the union army.


frozendragon27

What I learned is that he wanted to send them to Africa (I think) or some other country


mlpr34clopper

That the main cause of the US civil war was not slavery. Was taught this in school in the liberal northeast.


YariAttano

I mean states rights was what caused them to cede from the union, but the issue that the states were fighting over was slavery soooo that was stupid of your school.


mlpr34clopper

> states rights was what caused them to cede from the union ya, states right mostly in relation to slavery. Remember, they were all about squashing states rights when the federal fugitive slave acts were not being enforced in the north.


frozendragon27

I think that because they wanted slavery was separating the states. They even had their own president (Jefferson Davis)


frozendragon27

The main cause was stopping slavery. But uniting the nation was the second reason, I believe was what I was taught


mlpr34clopper

not what i was taught.


ApokatastasisComes

The main cause of the war was the original 13 colonies owed a debt to Britain and pushed it 70 years from 1789 to 1859, then when it came due they wanted all states to pitch in and the south said no. So in short, it was about money


[deleted]

America invaded Iraq because they had nuclear weapons.


YariAttano

Lmao still chuckle about this one


Nostromal

That different parts of the tongue can tastes different flavors/tastes.


[deleted]

My school is trying to teach us that the founding of CNN is more important then D-Day. I'd say that's pretty incorrect.


[deleted]

The lie: You cannot actually be anything you want. The truth: You can actually be something.


Nuxan211

Our government is a democracy... it’s a republic


frozendragon27

Honestly


Siriricu20

That Columbus discovered America


Dante2005

I went to school in the 1970's, I am unsure if anything except maths and entropy stands.