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[–] Perhapsjustsniffit 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm just a dumb Canadian but to me the time for courts has long since passed.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, you're correct. The time for courts was 1865. They didn't do what they needed to do then, so here we are today. This was always the trajectory.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The end of the civil war. Essentially, the consequences for treason and the reconstruction era were a complete failure, allowing the rot to spread and fester.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Oh got it. I'm not American.