Slavery existed in the North and South prior to and during the war for Independence against Britain. Nobody should deny that even the founders owned slaves. But the war itself was not fought on keeping the institution of slavery, that was the Civil War.
I get shit from both the left and the right bringing this up. But the truth is, that times change, and the bottom line for me is that I am tired of GOP supportes pointing out Lincoln and constantly ignoring Nixon and his Southern Strategy which flipped the parties on social , racial and economic issues.
Even MLK commented on the racism in northern cities and states as being as bad or worse than the south. But long term, as an average, it still remains, and sadly so, that one party the GOP is still stuck on white anxiety. They are not the party of Lincoln.
I get shit from both the left and the right bringing this up. But the truth is, that times change, and the bottom line for me is that I am tired of GOP supportes pointing out Lincoln and constantly ignoring Nixon and his Southern Strategy which flipped the parties on social , racial and economic issues.
Even MLK commented on the racism in northern cities and states as being as bad or worse than the south. But long term, as an average, it still remains, and sadly so, that one party the GOP is still stuck on white anxiety. They are not the party of Lincoln.
