Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squaresolstice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThey call it “Lincoln’s Tax War” in the South.
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI’ve also heard “the War of Northern Aggression”. No idea how common either is. I assume it’s just a handful of crazies playing pretend.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI wish it was just a handful of crazies. The Lost Causers have shaped our nation as much as anyone else. Held us back at every step forward. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy
They call it “Lincoln’s Tax War” in the South.
I’ve also heard “the War of Northern Aggression”. No idea how common either is. I assume it’s just a handful of crazies playing pretend.
I wish it was just a handful of crazies. The Lost Causers have shaped our nation as much as anyone else. Held us back at every step forward.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy