Kennystillalive@feddit.org to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agoMark my words: they will put Kamala 2.0. or Gavin in the race for president instead of AOC or any other progressive.feddit.orgexternal-linkmessage-square384fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down196
arrow-up1954arrow-down1external-linkMark my words: they will put Kamala 2.0. or Gavin in the race for president instead of AOC or any other progressive.feddit.orgKennystillalive@feddit.org to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square384fedilink
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 days agoBack in the day, Abraham Lincoln did not vow to end slavery if elected. Frederick Douglas worked for Lincoln, because Lincoln was the best candidate.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·5 days agoWe tried working with the lesser evil and it doesn’t work anymore.
minus-squareIceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoAnd the lesson is that Lincolns willingness to placate the slavers got him killed and prolonged the suffering of the Amerikas black population. You can support a lesser of two evils, but they will not support you.
Back in the day, Abraham Lincoln did not vow to end slavery if elected.
Frederick Douglas worked for Lincoln, because Lincoln was the best candidate.
We tried working with the lesser evil and it doesn’t work anymore.
And the lesson is that Lincolns willingness to placate the slavers got him killed and prolonged the suffering of the Amerikas black population. You can support a lesser of two evils, but they will not support you.