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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agohttps://richardpoe.substack.com/p/how-the-british-caused-the-american I’ve seen this idea from several sources. The British figured that American ‘Manifest Destiny’ would mean annexing Canada eventually. It didn’t cost the Brits a lot to stir up Southern resentments against the North. So they South got played.
minus-squaren7gifmdn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt took a while but that’s looks like exactly what they are trying to do.
https://richardpoe.substack.com/p/how-the-british-caused-the-american
I’ve seen this idea from several sources. The British figured that American ‘Manifest Destiny’ would mean annexing Canada eventually. It didn’t cost the Brits a lot to stir up Southern resentments against the North. So they South got played.
It took a while but that’s looks like exactly what they are trying to do.