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I do believe that slavery was the latest and most passionate issue that led to the final break. My point is that the war was not "over slavery"....
In 1860 roughly 4.8 % of all whites in the south owned slaves. Were they dieing for plantation owners? Robert e. lee in 1856 called slavery "a...
an analogy I would use is the abortion issue. Right Wingers want a "constitutional conservative". is abortion the key issue?, yes. But does...
because history doesn't support that very simple black and white version of events. nothing is ever that simple.
Your assumption that the war was fought over slavery is incorrect. The south wanted to leave the Union. Some of the legislators that had voted...
Even if they could have reassured every pro-life person in back room, non-public meetings I'm not sure that would have been enough for the far...
The man is insensitive but let's face it speed kills on the football field, and MOST of the speed positions are filled by African Americans. Why...
I'm a die hard Democrat, and i had no real problems with Bush Sr. He was alright. But his spawn....... is driving me to drink....and not in a good...
Does this make any since to you? "You know, I know that Saddam tried to kill my father, and my father put together a collation to attack Iraq,...
Good! Those are points. It's not that I have a golden keyhole through which to see the absolute truths in this matter. It's when an official...
Lobo A united Iraq would be a great if they could agree to get behind the government we are trying to set up. What if they were to become...
Hayestreet, Yes continued instability would / will lead to us leaving, but you need to think a little deeper. If the Shi'a and Sunni's were...
First that CNN article was a joke. They didn't even tell the story all they did was say that "terrorists have infiltrated the Iraqi police”. They...
If that was "art" I think it was the biggest waist of taxpayer dollars ever spent on "art". What a joke. Desperate men taking desperate measures.
It would be impossible to know how a person born at the turn of the Millennium would think. A completely different society that we can hardly...
Jesus was beyond a liberal for his time, he was a revolutionary! Calling out the powers that be at the temple! that was huge! and got him killed.