It's how I remember being taught Civil War as a kid, too, early '80s southern Illinois. Slavery, sure, but state's rights & carpetbaggers.
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@levistahl@matthunte Yep. Neo-confederates were better at winning history wars than Confederates were at winning the fighting war.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl I wonder if Wilson's being educated at Princeton played a factor.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl I'm thinking of Princeton's historical links to the South: https://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2011/03/23/pages/4092/index.xml …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@matthunte@levistahl By early 1960s (partially because of his tax problems) Wilson disgusted by mainstream USA and looking for alternatives1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl Right. I was trying to find a way to reconcile his apparent radicalism with the Lost Cause sympathy.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@matthunte@levistahl It is odd: sympathy for Lost Cause came at same time as his empathetic exploration of Haitian lit & Iroquois culture1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl (I'm thinking of the way that the Marxist revolutions could be seen as another Lost Cause.)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@matthunte @levistahl If you look at Wilson in 1950s/1960s he loves alternative cultures: Canada, Iroquois, Haiti, Israeli,
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