A reminder when a conservative tries to use intellectual dishonestly to pretend they weren't in favor of slavery, just point what party they are currently apart of and who's the one trying to censor history by refusing to mention The Civil War was fought because of slavery.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/28/1221988690/nikki-haley-didnt-say-slavery-caused-the-civil-war-now-shes-facing-major-backlasFormer South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is facing significant backlash after failing to mention slavery as a driving force behind the Civil War during a campaign stop in New Hampshire.
At an event on Wednesday, a voter asked Haley: "what was the cause of the United States Civil War?"
She replied that the cause "was basically how government was going to run, the freedoms, and what people could and couldn't do."
"I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are," Haley continued. "And I will always stand by the fact that, I think, government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people."
After Haley gave her answer, the voter told her that it was "astonishing" that she gave an answer "without mentioning the word 'slavery.'"
Last night, President Biden said on X in response to a video of this exchange that the Civil War was indeed "about slavery."
During an interview with a local radio station on Thursday, Haley addressed what happened.
"Of course the Civil War was about slavery," she said. "We know that. That's the easy part of it."
Haley explained that she was interested in talking about what lessons should be drawn from the Civil War and defended her answer to the voter.
"I know it's about slavery," she said. "I am from the South."
Haley has a complicated history when it comes to issues of race. As a woman of color, her campaign was angling to strike a different tone on issues of race and identity – especially in comparison to her chief rival in the GOP primary, former President Donald Trump.
