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 1 month 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 1 month ago
Slavers were just there to make money, and most of them were Arabic, Chinese, or Jewish.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 month ago
R1