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NemosGhost t1_ja39urv wrote

Reply to comment by Rubcionnnnn in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481

The union won by sheer numbers and then resorting to terrorism.

The Confederates killed way many more yankees than the other way around.

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KA-ME-HA-ME- t1_ja40vme wrote

So what if the traitors killed more patriots? They still lost and killing more makes them worse

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NemosGhost t1_ja43u0y wrote

Lincoln started the war and resorted to rape and terrorism. He is responsible for that. And most of those fighting for the Union did so because Lincoln would fucking arrest or kill them if they didn't.

There was no good side. The Confederate states left for the wrong reason, but they made EVERY attempt to leave peacefully as was their absolute, legally documented, right to do so (right to secession was a condition of ratifying the Constitution). Lincoln refused all diplomacy and started the war, and he didn't give a flying fuck about slavery. He killed those people and shredded the Constitution for power and power alone. That makes him worse by orders of magnitude.

Put the fairy tales down.

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