Hot take redux: “The Union” during the US Civil War were actually fascists.
@alex that is a very hot take
✅ exalts nation above the individual
✅ stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader
✅ forcible suppression of opposition
@alex @valleyforge This might not be specifically fascistic, but the Union also created a large army by means of enslavement. Commonly known as conscription.
@valleyforge @alex Agreed.
