When comparing today’s bitter politics and the runup in the 1850s to the Civil War, Freeman sees “more echoes than parallels” and cautions against taking the analogy too far.
Emphasis mine. The echoes are definitely concerning, and I’m not qualified to say we’re not heading towards a civil war (and there are other signs besides), but I wish journalists wouldn’t bury the lede and emphasize the doomerism.
Emphasis mine. The echoes are definitely concerning, and I’m not qualified to say we’re not heading towards a civil war (and there are other signs besides), but I wish journalists wouldn’t bury the lede and emphasize the doomerism.
Fuck, man. We need a little good news.