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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 9 points 20 hours ago

tbf, one side being pro-slavery doesn't make the other anti-slavery - making the Union nominally anti-slavery was a huge PR boost, even if it was initially controversial amongst voters. And it's a lot harder to go against an anti-slavery polity fighting a pro-slavery polity, than a pro-slavery polity against a more pro-slavery polity.