• @PugJesusM
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    63 months ago

    They wanted a strong Federal government when it suited them, and a weak Federal government when it suited them. It wasn’t a matter of a general principle - it came down to economic interests, and the economic interests of the South were built almost exclusively around slavery. The Confederacy was more centralized in some ways - such as the absolute prohibition against states’ rights to regulate slavery - but in others, it was weak, such as the right of individual states to nullify Federal (or, rather, Confederal?) officers in their state.

    • @barsquid
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      63 months ago

      They wanted a strong Federal government when it suited them, and a weak Federal government when it suited them.

      Sounds familiar. Regressives just being themselves.