> Was the Union army complicit in the crimes of the Confederacy by simply allowing them to drop their arms and walk away as well?
yes, they were. the USA if the Unionists has followed through on reconstruction looks like a utopia compared to now
yes, they were. the USA if the Unionists has followed through on reconstruction looks like a utopia compared to now
Without JW Booth, maybe Lincoln would've broken the southern white aristocracy, and maybe Reconstruction would've succeeded. One man could've made the difference and finished the job.
Likewise, it's difficult to imagine any other con man so skilled and beloved (by a certain subset of the population) as Trump, and his singular abilities and predilections have potentially derailed the entire project of American empire - maybe permanently.