I am not wrong. Only you read it incorrectly.
Lincoln was a conservative Republican. The Republican Party was formed as an anti-slavery party. It replaced the whigs. Lincoln was a conservative Whig before joining the Republican Party.
Here is a whole breakdown on the topic.
LookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So you’re saying that Lincoln was wrong when he said slavers identified as Conservatives?
Wow, we’re so lucky to have such an intellectual giant on Lemmy!
amerika@annihilation.social 10 months ago
Slavers were just there to make money, and most of them were Arabic, Chinese, or Jewish.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 10 months ago
R1