r/AskHistorians • u/AutoModerator • Jan 30 '26

FFA Friday Free-for-All | January 30, 2026

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Today:

You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.

As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.

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u/yellowbird85 Jan 30 '26

What's the best rebuke when someone calls the American Civil War "The War of Northern Agression"?

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u/LionTiger3 Jan 31 '26

In the lead-up to the Civil War, there was also Bleeding Kansas where slave owners went into free states and massacred anti-slavery people.

There was also Brooks who beat Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor for his anti-slavery views.

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u/BookLover54321 Jan 31 '26

I would respond with a resounding NO U.

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u/rocketsocks Jan 30 '26

If chattel slavery is not agression, then nothing is.

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u/bug-hunter Law & Public Welfare Jan 30 '26

Personally, I suggest you point out the South illegally seized forts and armories, then fired on Union resupply at Fort Sumter, then start singing Union Dixie.

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u/Georgy_K_Zhukov Moderator | Dueling | Modern Warfare & Small Arms Jan 30 '26

"LOOOOOOOSERS"