Yeahbut, their own words say it was about slavery.

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Post #407,842 by Another Scott 1/30/16 1:26:40 PM 1/30/16 1:26:40 PM Reply	Yeahbut, their own words say it was about slavery. I don't agree that your last clause follows, btw. You noticed the comments about slavery being blessed by their religion, and how their "beliefs and safety" were being threatened, were buried in there, too, I trust. If secession were to be justified on economic grounds, they could have said so. FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #407,852 by mmoffitt 2/1/16 8:33:09 AM 2/1/16 8:33:09 AM Reply	Religion is always used to justify oppression and "true believers deserving wealth."

5 myths about the South's secession - (malraux) - (18) - Jan. 28, 2016, 10:24:27 AM EST

rofl Emeritus Professor of Sociology yankeesplainin - (boxley) - (17) - Jan. 28, 2016, 11:05:01 AM EST

Not sure your rebuttal is anything of the sort. -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Jan. 28, 2016, 05:18:40 PM EST

it was in his own words -NT - (boxley) - Jan. 28, 2016, 10:48:00 PM EST

Oh, look! The real reason for War is buried in Number 5. - (mmoffitt) - (14) - Jan. 29, 2016, 11:31:05 AM EST

Re: Oh, look! The real reason for War is buried in Number 5. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Jan. 29, 2016, 02:46:45 PM EST

so undocumented aliens should have full voting rights? good to know -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 29, 2016, 02:56:02 PM EST

The Civil War: largest amnesty program evah! - (malraux) - Jan. 29, 2016, 03:44:54 PM EST

All wars are about money. You know this. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (4) - Jan. 29, 2016, 04:40:59 PM EST

It's pretty reasonable to think that the SC secession was about what they said it was about. -NT - (Another Scott) - (3) - Jan. 29, 2016, 06:13:15 PM EST

And owning slaves was how wealth was generated. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - Jan. 30, 2016, 11:32:48 AM EST

Yeahbut, their own words say it was about slavery. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Jan. 30, 2016, 01:26:40 PM EST

Religion is *always* used to justify oppression and "true believers deserving wealth." -NT - (mmoffitt) - Feb. 1, 2016, 08:33:09 AM EST

Of course they did. - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Jan. 29, 2016, 08:58:18 PM EST

nit Your econ is off - (boxley) - (4) - Jan. 29, 2016, 09:33:39 PM EST

If it was so cheap to hire workers . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - Jan. 29, 2016, 10:03:18 PM EST

Re: once you got a few slaves they were self replicating - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Jan. 29, 2016, 10:13:02 PM EST

And that made the US VERY different from Brazil. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Jan. 30, 2016, 11:36:09 AM EST

Yes, in Bahia they have African Culture. - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 30, 2016, 04:55:22 PM EST

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