The other interesting thing on this topic is the work of economist Bob Murphy on the absolute failure of slavery. Not only is it immoral. It is also a poor use of human resources. He makes a very interesting case that not only did slavery harm the slaves it also harmed those that weren't slaves nor owners of slaves. The collective productivity lost by enslaving people is huge. If you think about it, it makes sense. A free man will have incentives to do his best work with both his mind and body. A slave will rightfully despise his owner and the work he is forced to do. This will lead to less productivity.

That line of thinking made me wonder what amazing discoveries we are missing out on due to the poverty in most of the world. What minds are we being robbed of? What boys and girls around the world could cure cancer or solve other huge issues? What if we had a fair and just money? We have no idea what we could be missing out on.

Probably 20 years ago I was a kid arguing with my wife's cousin about the "civil war". I was firm in my conviction that it was about slavery. I was firm but ignorant. I knew the guy was way more knowledgeable on the subject. He planted seeds. Probably 10 years later I read The Real Lincoln - What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe by Thomas J. Dilorenzo. That peaked my curiosity and I started reading more about this period of time. And surprise to surprise the government schools leave a lot of important info out of the story in their path to making a believer in the state.

The classic response to criticism of Lincoln is to shout racism or Neo-confederate! Its propaganda programming to call people that are a threat to a narrative names. When we sink to that level we have lost. You may not agree me but at least you shouldn't be ignorant of history if you are gonna blindly trust the "official" story.