The Civil War wasn't about slavery, it was about states' rights*!
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semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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I'm with you on this, the northern side wasn't about slavery. The southern side was though.Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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If you told the average Union soldier he was fighting to free slaves, he'd have smashed your face in.dnc said:
I'm with you on this, the northern side wasn't about slavery. The southern side was though.Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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The Union was made up of TUFF liberals?ThomasFremont said:
If you told the average Union soldier he was fighting to free slaves, he'd have smashed your face in.dnc said:
I'm with you on this, the northern side wasn't about slavery. The southern side was though.Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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Always about the blacks?Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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From logging campsdnc said:
The Union was made up of TUFF liberals?ThomasFremont said:
If you told the average Union soldier he was fighting to free slaves, he'd have smashed your face in.dnc said:
I'm with you on this, the northern side wasn't about slavery. The southern side was though.Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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CuntWaffle said:
Always about the blackies?Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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Can you show caucasian?RaceBannon said:The science was settled on white superiority
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As well as it should.RaceBannon said:The science was settled on white superiority
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ThomasFremont said:
Fromdnc said:
The Union was made up of TUFF liberals?ThomasFremont said:
If you told the average Union soldier he was fighting to free slaves, he'd have smashed your face in.dnc said:
I'm with you on this, the northern side wasn't about slavery. The southern side was though.Blackie said:semantics, but the war wasn't about slavery - it was about preventing secession; the northern aggressors self-servingly (e.g. Mississippi River accessibility) thwarted the southern states' constitutionally-granted efforts to secede (regardless of the south's motivations). The winners get to write the history books though, and thus were able to spin things to be all about saving the blacks.
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