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Quote by: zynner (1) The Civil War was about slavery. False. |
It was completely about slavery, zynner. You can try to slick talk it anyway you like -- it was about federalism, it was about state's right or the right to another revolution -- but it all boils down to the same thing: the South's dependence on the institution of slavery and their potential loss of political power to defend that institution as the nation expanded westward.
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Quote by: zynner (2) The South started it. False. |
Sure they did. The Constitution made no provision for secession and it was an illegal rebellion, whether initially armed or not. The South compounded that by illegally seizing federal property, ending with the forced seizure of Fort Sumpter. There is only one condition under which rebellion is
ever legal, zynner. If you win.
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Quote by: zynner (3) Abraham Lincoln was preserving the union. False. |
Of course he was. He put it most eloquently in his Gettysburg address. The creation of the United States as a democratic republic was a huge experiment, a form of government never before tried.. If parts of the federation can simply secede the moment they're unhappy with the will of the majority, then the experiment fails. What's to keep the North or the South from each splitting into two more countries, or splitting again over every little regional difference of opinion. If allowed to happen, then the very concept of "The United States of America" becomes meaningless, along with the concept of government for the people and by the people.
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Quote by: zynner (4) Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. False. |
Well he personally freed at least SOME slaves, and in the end, all were freed from slavery. You can quibble about the degree of pragmatic political expediency involved, but in the end, the results were the same.
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Quote by: zynner (5) Abraham Lincoln became a dictator. True. |
I'm not gonna open that can of worms. :) Events today should serve to illustrate the debate over what constitutes a dictator.
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Quote by: zynner (6) The 14th Amendment was illegally passed under martial law. True. |
If you say so. And ratified by 3/4s of the several states.
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