Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social

Civil wars. Famous for settling things once and for all.

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E. Allyn (aka Norton II, Emperor of the United States) @ericallyn.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:42 UTC

The last one in the US might've settled things more thoroughly if Northern whites hadn't surrendered Reconstruction.

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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:47 UTC

I know people may be thinking of the US Civil War when they read this, but also the number one predictor of whether a country will have a civil war is whether they had one in the previous 30 years.

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