Steve Milloy
106.9K posts
@JunkScience
'Perhaps the most influential climate science contrarian' (Nature). Trump EPA transition. Biostat. Atty. Fund mgr. FOX News contrib. Founder, https://t.co/tXR83l44vf.
@JunkScience I’ve never heard it presented this way. Should Lincoln have allowed the southern states to secede or permitted to continue slavery? (Not being sarcastic here, honestly wondering your opinion.)
@JunkScience Many mainstream historians: • Lincoln’s reputation grew because of his leadership during the war • emancipation reshaped how he was remembered • the scale of the crisis elevated his historical stature • The “hagiography” claim oversimplifies the diversity of scholarship.
@JunkScience • A later war was still likely. • The idea of an “indivisible Union” would never have taken root. Whether that would have been “better” or “worse” is a matter of interpretation — but these are the outcomes scholars consistently identify.
@JunkScience ⭐ Bottom line historians agree on If Lincoln had allowed peaceful secession: • Slavery would have lasted much longer. • The continent would have fractured into multiple nations. • The U.S. would not have become a global power.
@JunkScience It was war. Grant understood that he could decimate Lee's army by constantly attacking him. Lee could not replenish lost troops or supplies. It was genius. The other Generals let Lee determine the war; Grant did not. It was what Lincoln wanted. I'm a Southener.
Lows dipped into the upper 30s an low 40s across the DC area this morning and even colder to the west. But we are looking at a warming trend into the middle of next week before things cool back down again. Quite the up and down spring!
