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![What's to become of us? History is clouded in many shades of grey because it depends on whose version you are getting, but the lessons from history are pretty black & white. If we choose to learn. Here comes a US history lesson...🤓
During, and after, the Civil War, President Lincoln did not want a nation divided. He no longer wanted "brother against brother," because he felt that the power of the American nation depended on everyone coming together... and moving on.
“During his presidency, Lincoln issued 64 pardons for war-related offences: 22 for conspiracy, 17 for treason, 12 for rebellion, nine for holding an office under the Confederacy, and four for serving with the rebels.” (Politico, 2018). He was stopped by congress because they felt he was being too lenient.
Nevertheless, his predecessor, President Johnson granted amnesty to most who participated as Confederates during the Civil War. He... “unconditionally, and without reservation … a full pardon and amnesty for the offence [sic] of treason against the United States, or of adhering to their enemies during the late Civil War, with restoration of all rights, privileges, and immunities under the Constitution and the laws.”
In an effort to get back to "normal," a large part of the population who committed treason against the United States was given a pat on the back, restitution of land and money loss, and was made to say "oops, my bad."
For some, everything was great and they could ignore the perceived ignorance of the people "down there" in the south.
For others, they suffered years of victimization because those people who committed, supported and funded crimes against the United States were left to create their own version of history; their own ideology of how things should be; and they were left to breed generations of vile contempt.
These days, I am just wondering, will we learn from our own history? Or will we be destined to repeat history... again?
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Hi! I am a traveler, happy hour lover, #STEM advocate, and former US Navy computer scientist that stumbled upon building a career as an international keynote speaker, two-time TEDx speaker, national television money nerd and Founder of iFind You Close, finding speaking gigs across the globe.
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