When will @TheEconomist withdraw its 1861 praise for the Confederate Constitution, which wisely limited the "spreading evils" of democracy?
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@HeerJeet@TheEconomist Ambiguous. They formally denounced slavery, but denounced anti-slavery even more harshly. When war broke out...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@TheEconomist ...they affirmed that the war wasn't really about slavery at all, but Northern imperialism & coercionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@TheEconomist In this they were joined, in 1861-62, by a large chunk of the British liberal elite -- including Charles Dickens -
@karpmj@TheEconomist Dickens was just terrible on this sort of stuff (see also his response to Jamaican rebellion).
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