> Why would lincoln wait 3 years into a war he thought would end in weeks to actually free the slaves
@Mcgoober war wasn’t about slavery it was to preserve the Union

Ik

Because he never wanted to truly divide the Nation and definitively make the war about slavery. So doing that would've countered his ultimate goal in his mind.

That's why there were desertions and riots after the proclamation<:KEK:726877368601411624>

Lincoln stated that if he could’ve ended the war without freeing the slaves he would’ve

He was about Restoration more than anything else in that regard.

"Oh shit i signed up to reunite the country not free those guys I'm outtie"

> Why would lincoln wait 3 years into a war he thought would end in weeks to actually free the slaves
@Mcgoober it was a very political thing... he couldn’t go all out like that or nothing would happen. He was on the verge of a re-election, he woulda lost it

Almost like it was an unpopular idea at the time

It was

Nothing is that simple.

In the north and south alike

Of course it was

Ok so now I'm confusrd what ur getting at

But many more in the north were against it and in turn fought against it

Lincoln was hoping the slaves in the Confederacy would start an uprising.

Exactly

Yeah ik

He didn't free them because he wanted too lmao it was literally just to try and stir shit up

He didn't free the slaves in KY, MO, or DE, which didn't secede.

> Nothing is that simple.
@SheWhoMustNotBeNamed yeah well I ain’t about to write an essay so pardon my paraphrasing

The emancipation proclamation only applied to rebel states

Which weren't even in the union anymore so they didnt give a fuck

Consider it punishment for being traitors

**Is Trevor Noah really a comedian. Seriously I can’t tell**

Comedy is dead so probably not

Being a traitor isn't an inherently bad thing tho, the revolution is proof of that

POTUS didn't have the authority to end slavery in the US. The 13th Amendment is what truly ended slavery.

That's literally the pot calling the kettle black

When he says “traitor” I believe he’s saying a traitor against morality

> **Is Trevor Noah really a comedian. Seriously I can’t tell**
@Eagle same

I'm sure the british thought the same thing 80 years earlier

Yeah well this is about slavery

trevor noah is a cunt

From ur point of view sure it is i huess

> Being a traitor isn't an inherently bad thing tho, the revolution is proof of that
@Mcgoober being a traitor is only a good thing if you win

I doubt that would be ur outlook if the US somehow lost the revolution

@French Rapist it seems all he doesn’t is Trash on Trump and label it comedy. Like I even try to understand his jokes and even if I didn’t like Trump I still don’t think they could be funny.

hello

> I doubt that would be ur outlook if the US somehow lost the revolution
@Mcgoober no I’d never be a loyalist

@Eagle All the talk show hosts are like that