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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 11 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under racism racism Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under patience patience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The North fought the rebellion but not its cause, slavery The North fought the rebellion but not itscause, slavery FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are Same subject: Despite slavery, the country is not past hope and slavery's downfall is coming — tap to centre the map on it Despite slavery, the country is notpast hope and slavery's downfall iscoming Last stated 174 years ago 5 Jul 1852 FD Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everyone knew that the interest in slavery was somehow the cause of the Civil War — tap to centre the map on it Everyone knew that the interest inslavery was somehow the cause of theCivil War Last stated 162 years ago 4 Mar 1865 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1865-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it Enslaving people strips them of halftheir virtue and teaches them fraudand cruelty, then blames them fordishonesty Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men — tap to centre the map on it The slave trade hardens the peoplewho deal in it; slave dealers arenot born worse than other men Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many — tap to centre the map on it If forced to choose, the tyranny ofone man is less hateful than thetyranny of many VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rebellion of the oppressed, always or nearly always as violent as the oppressors' initial violence, can initiate love — tap to centre the map on it The rebellion of the oppressed,always or nearly always as violentas the oppressors' initial violence,can initiate love PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Slavery is a worse evil than all others together and will overthrow the government unless soon ended — tap to centre the map on it Slavery is a worse evil than allothers together and will overthrowthe government unless soon ended DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Biden tying his presidency to Netanyahu was a massive miscalculation. — tap to centre the map on it Biden tying his presidency toNetanyahu was a massivemiscalculation. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Jan 2024 MD Matt Duss — holds since 2024-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: From the start, the Civil War pointed to the end of slavery — tap to centre the map on it From the start, the Civil Warpointed to the end of slavery FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly namesystematic disadvantage, not merelyprejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago 25 May 2013 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — 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: America’s twenty years in Afghanistan left a long-term impact as negligible as Britain’s and Russia’s invasions did. — tap to centre the map on it America’s twenty years inAfghanistan left a long-term impactas negligible as Britain’s andRussia’s invasions did. Last stated 10 months ago 16 Jan 2026 CG Charles Glass — holds since 2026-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. — tap to centre the map on it American ICBMs do not have the rangeto reach North Korea without flyingover Russia, which is the flaw thatturns a limited counterattack intoArmageddon. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
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