Chapter 1042： patriot (1/2)

Washington, the political capital symbolizing American independence, became a border city after the Civil War ended, but the stubborn United States government still moved the capital back after the war.

Today, the traces of the war have long since disappeared. Only in the artificially preserved history museum can you still see the wounds left by the war.

Originally, it was to let the people of the United States know their shame and then courageously and work hard to unify the United States. However, with the changes of the times, the nature of these cultural relics has also changed, becoming an important part of the anti-war wave.

There is no way. As a country composed of immigrants from all corners of the world, everyone really does not have a strong understanding of the concept of ”unity”.

Irish immigrants and English immigrants never urinate in the same gourd, Italian immigrants and French immigrants still continue the hatred, discrimination between whites and people of color...

The bitter consequences of the causes planted by the European world have to be borne by the United States. Excessive ethnic conflicts are intertwined, and internal problems have always plagued this new country.

In fact, the original space-time is the same. Many people in later generations believed that the Americans were very ”unscrupulous”, but they clearly had a strong national power but had to endure it until after World War II.

As everyone knows, the real United States is far less powerful than they thought. The weak central government, ethnic conflicts, and unlimited power in the states are all problems facing this new country.

The continuous internal friction every day consumes too much energy in this country. From the beginning of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, successive US governments have all worked hard to eliminate internal friction.

Eventually, with the passage of time, the mutual understanding of immigrants deepened, cross-ethnic marriages increased, and the differences within the white race were eased, and the country became truly strong.

The self-integration of the original space-time has lasted for hundreds of years, let alone now.

Along with the independence of the South, the central government of the United States was directly swept away, and its control over the states became weaker and weaker.

Immigrating to a country, the people’s sense of belonging to the country is inherently low. Compared with reunifying the South, ordinary people care more about their personal quality of life.

The division is not entirely without benefits. There is also a wave of vested interests. For example, the several food-producing states in the Central Plains do not want the South to come back and grab the market with them.

Also not interested in reunification are the western states. Because it does not involve self-interest, many people are holding on the sidelines to the unification or not.

To put it simply, there is no problem in unifying the South, but they cannot join the army on the battlefield.

This kind of symptom was manifested during the Civil War. Many states with little interest have blatantly resisted the recruitment of the central government.

Of course, the interference of foreign powers is also an important factor. Your own security has been threatened, and no matter how you support it, you must think twice.

Those who really want to reunify the North and the South are in fact the eastern states where the capital consortium gathers. Although the capitalists have sufficient motivation to support reunification, it is impossible to let them go to the battlefield desperately.

In this regard, Jewish capital has set an example for the American bourgeoisie: ”They have everything except the country.”

Ordinary people do not want to fight, and those who want to fight do not want to go to the battlefield. It can be said that the setback of the road to unity of the United States is inevitable.

In this context, it is not surprising that the anti-war wave has become the mainstream of society. After all, the capitalists who support unification by force are only a very small minority among the entire population.

Regarding all this, as President Grover Cleveland who is keen to promote national reunification, he is ”seeing it in the eyes and eager in the heart”, but he is powerless.