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Gotta put him down. It's a mercy, he's suffering too (lemmy.world)

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[–] natecox 32 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It was about states rights.

States rights to do a slavery.

It’s important to remember that, because fascists are currently pulling the “states rights” card again and the context of what it actually meant last time is horrifying/helpful.

We should stop trying to separate the two arguments because they’re the same argument and its dangerous to pretend they aren’t.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

tbf, the Confederacy abolished states' rights to abolish slavery. So even 'states' rights' isn't a correct answer - and just like in the modern day, it's only cover for "We do what I want when I'm in power, and what I want when the opposition is in power too"

[–] natecox 10 points 1 week ago

Yep. We all need to see it for the dog whistle it is.

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