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← The arguments for the exodus from the South do more harm than the exodus itself

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 13 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under war war Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under design design Everything filed under Russia Russia Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The arguments for the exodus from the South do more harm than the exodus itself The arguments for the exodus from theSouth do more harm than the exodus itself FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making symbolic concessions that undermine the legitimacy of the national community is more toxic than is generally realized. — tap to centre the map on it Making symbolic concessions thatundermine the legitimacy of thenational community is more toxicthan is generally realized. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Oct 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war — tap to centre the map on it Weighing its gains against its harmsshows that an unjust peace is farbetter than a righteous war DE Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lynching hardens and blunts the moral sense of young white Southerners too — tap to centre the map on it Lynching hardens and blunts themoral sense of young whiteSoutherners too BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil. — tap to centre the map on it Finding yourself attacking aparticular group referred to in thepost is evidence that you are evil. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Arguing against American liberty forces Britain to undermine its own freedom — tap to centre the map on it Arguing against American libertyforces Britain to undermine its ownfreedom Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively — tap to centre the map on it The eternity of the universe isunproven, and a merely plausibleargument does not justify readingscripture figuratively MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: When the end is good, it will always excuse the violent means used to found a state — tap to centre the map on it When the end is good, it will alwaysexcuse the violent means used tofound a state NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1514–1519 — tap for who they are Same subject: The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence — tap to centre the map on it The slave trade violates the firstnatural right of mankind, equalityand independence Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil canreduce Russian oil revenue even withlimited compliance, by strengtheningbuyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The arguments for the exodus from the South do more harm than the exodus itself Last stated c. 1881 Holds Frederick Douglass Read this korrent →