The Man Who Won The Civil War

History is indeed written by the winners- only in the case of the War of Northern Aggression no recognition at all seems to go to the man responsible for the victory... Czar Alexander II of Russia. Putting aside all the glowing accounts the great Abraham Lincoln almost single-handedly defeating slavery and thus saving the Union from the depredations of the South and examining the real account, we get a far different picture.

Slavery was the propaganda used to cement public opinion and not a very good one at that. Almost no one in the North loved their "black brethren" enough to get shot, so Lincoln had to impose a draft. The South only wanted economic autonomy- the right to negotiate trade agreements on their own behalf- rights guaranteed by the 9th and 10th Amendments. What's a would-be dictator to do? Lincoln was beset on the one hand by the demands of the South and on the other pressures from his financial backers- manufacturers who needed raw materials from the South. Raw materials the South could sell for more to England and France- both of whom backed them in the war. So much so that in 1863 England sent a sizable fleet of warships to Canada with the intention of attacking from the north destroying Boston and New York City, considered at the time the financial capital of the country- a move that would cripple the North.

Lincoln was in a desperate situation. He was trying to keep the European bankers out of the US, something his backers weren't particularly averse to. Lincoln had to play both ends against the middle keeping his backers satisfied, keeping the Rothschild banks out and fighting the war at the same time. All the South wanted was to sell their agricultural products to the highest bidder- this meant England and France, both of whom were poised to jump in on their side. A victory by the South meant that the banks would gain foothold in America (or what would be left of it). This move was favored by Henry Clay one of the most powerful men in the South, not to mention his friends. Lincoln needed help badly... the North barely won in a fair fight. With the aid of England and France- all would be lost. What Lincoln needed was a powerful ally.

Enter Czar Alexander II stage left (and right for that matter). In 1863, about the same time the British armada was heading for Canada, the Russian two fleets of Russian warships arrived- one in San Francisco and one in New York. They didn't just arrive, they ARRIVED. There were galas held in both cities a with parades and much pomp and circumstance. The British and French diplomats reported this to their superiors and the Czar made it very clear that should either interfere they would find themselves fighting wars on two fronts- wars they couldn't possibly win. Moreover, before 1918 the Rothschild banks didn't have their hooks into Russia, so the war was of no benefit to them. They were used to financing both sides and in this case it would only be one- the losing side. This could have easily have been the real First World War- two Rothschild controlled economies against two independent states... this would have proven disastrous for the bankers.

Had Russia not come to Lincoln's aid the outcome of the war would have been very different and the America we live in would look very different today. An independent South would have been able to sell their agricultural products to the highest bidder- likely decimating the textile industry in the North. What was left of the Union would likely have to succumb to the European bankers just to survive as an independent entity. The South with their wealth of natural resources would have flourished becoming an economic powerhouse. Yet somehow the history books have overlooked the contributions of the Czar in their zeal to promote and lionize the "Great Emancipator."

In a masterful piece of propaganda, the efforts of the Czar on behalf of the Union have been all but eliminated from the history books. Yet without the Russians- the war would have lamost surely been lost... and how many people in America even know this?

GIF by @papa-pepper