When will @TheEconomist withdraw its 1861 praise for the Confederate Constitution, which wisely limited the "spreading evils" of democracy?
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Replying to @karpmj
@karpmj@TheEconomist Was Economist pro-Confederate during Civil War? Didn't know that. Would've expected opposite, actually.4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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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 Dickens1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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@karpmj @TheEconomist Dickens was just terrible on this sort of stuff (see also his response to Jamaican rebellion).
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