Re: Marriage...? ahem....
  By: Steve Kemp to Johnjwilson on Sun Jan 20 2008 01:49 am

 > Slavery ended?
 >
 > There is STILL slavery in the world, honey bunny!

The discussion was regarding the US and the slavery we've all come to know and,
umm, well, not love.  Granted there are still several types of slavery that
take place today in the world, but that wasn't the point of the discussion.

And honey bunny?  Awww, I'm flattered! :)

 > AND the Civil War wasn't about slavery! It was about economics!
 >
 > Lincoln "freed the slaves" of the South as a tactic ONLY to limit the
 > South's economic ability!
 >
 > If the Civil War never happened under Lincoln...he wouldn't have "freed
 > them". It's not like Lincoln cared about Blacks.
 >
 > Eventually we (the U.S.) WOULD have freed them anyways. If only because
 > we were one of the last "official" slave owner countries.
And over time
 > pressure would have been put upon us. No war needed.
 >
 > Learn history! (...and how to compose your written offerings)

I didn't say the Civil War was entirely about slavery.  But, we had slavery in
the US up until the Civil War, when it was more or less outlawed.  The
motivations for war and all, while important, weren't entirely my point.  It
was basically stating that some forms of change do require conflict.

And, "compose your written offerings"?  To what are you referring?

-- Daniel
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