Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldimagemessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1853arrow-down116
arrow-up1837arrow-down1imageTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down3·7 months agoI’ve started to think about it as the second US civil war, the first being the war of independence. That’s just me being a smartass though.
minus-squarew2tpmf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·7 months agoTechnically true. The War of Independence WAS a civil war. It was a British civil war. Goes to show that the victors write the history book.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoBoth the War of Independence and Revolutionary War imply that it’s a civil war.
minus-squarew2tpmf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoThat’s what meant. A civil war is only called a civil war if the rebelling side loses. Otherwise it’s a revolution.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoEh, most governments at least have the balls to call them revolts or rebellions if they win, instead of sucking up to pure evil.
minus-squareLetme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt was also about slavery, because the British government was in the process of outlawing slavery at the time, and Americans still wanted their slaves
I’ve started to think about it as the second US civil war, the first being the war of independence.
That’s just me being a smartass though.
Technically true. The War of Independence WAS a civil war. It was a British civil war.
Goes to show that the victors write the history book.
Both the War of Independence and Revolutionary War imply that it’s a civil war.
That’s what meant. A civil war is only called a civil war if the rebelling side loses. Otherwise it’s a revolution.
Eh, most governments at least have the balls to call them revolts or rebellions if they win, instead of sucking up to pure evil.
It was also about slavery, because the British government was in the process of outlawing slavery at the time, and Americans still wanted their slaves
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