SomeoneElse@lemmy.caM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.caimagemessage-square232fedilinkarrow-up11.78Karrow-down146
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1imageThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.caSomeoneElse@lemmy.caM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square232fedilink
minus-squareFangedWyvern42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down5·1 year agoThe easiest counter to the States’ Rights argument is “States’ Rights to do what?”.
minus-squareWorldWideLem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoThe easiest way is to just show them each state’s letter of secession. They were not shy about it. No need for a deep historical analysis, it’s right there many times over in plain English.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·1 year agoEven today tbh. They never advocate for state’s rights to make life better for people, only for oppression.
The easiest counter to the States’ Rights argument is “States’ Rights to do what?”.
The easiest way is to just show them each state’s letter of secession. They were not shy about it. No need for a deep historical analysis, it’s right there many times over in plain English.
Even today tbh. They never advocate for state’s rights to make life better for people, only for oppression.