I know better than to criticize anyone for displaying a rebel flag, although i did find it encouraging that at the Republican YouTube debate most of the candidates excoriated the guy who asked what they felt about the symbolism of that flag.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are there still reasonable people (emphasis) who believe the South > > should > > won the war to continue the practice of slavery? If so, I would be > > amazed > > to find any such on this list. > > I. The South should have won their independence. And Slavery > should have been banished back to Hell from whence it came. (Or > better yet, never have been instituted here in the first place. > Those issues are not [and never were] indistinguishably tied > together.) Where is it written in stone that the Union, once > formed, cannot be unformed without bloodshed? Consent of the > governed, and all that. > > Had the South won independence I wonder how things would have > ultimately turned out. I'm completely confident that slavery > would still be long gone, and I wonder if its demise would > have gone smoother that way. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
