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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

You make such a salient point here I've never heard before.

"The Civil War was often described as pitting “brother vs. brother,” which erases all the enslaved Black people who would live or die in bondage depending on the outcome. If white slave-owning brother prevailed over white non-slave-owning brother, both would remain free and fully human in the eyes of the law. That was never really on the table when the Southern states seceded.

There’s a rising fascist movement in America, one utterly hostile to democracy and to the rights of the marginalized groups. So, I’m wary if not outright demoralized when a supposed ally talks about their MAGA loved ones, who obviously means more to them than my Black ass."

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jeleonard193's avatar

I don’t want to believe what you’ve written because it scares me. Unfortunately, I think you are correct.

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