Jeff Binkley -> All wrote:

 JB> Is anyone else watching the idiotic conversation in Holy Smoke regarding
 JB> the Civil War between Wilson, Kemp and Prather ?  There are some real
 JB> knee-slappers being tossed around as fact.  One of my favorites was:

 JB> Kemp to Wilson:

 JB> ================================

 JB> There is STILL slavery in the world, honey bunny!

That's true.
There is slavery in Africa to this day!
And then there is "sex slavery", mostly in Asia.

Am I wrong? No.

 JB> AND the Civil War wasn't about slavery! It was about economics!

That's true.
The North was the industrial section of the country and the South was the
supplier of raw materials...mostly cotton and sugar cane.

Am I wrong? No.

 JB> Lincoln "freed the slaves" of the South as a tactic ONLY
to limit the
 JB> South's economic ability!

That's true!

 JB> If the Civil War never happened under Lincoln...he wouldn't have "freed
 JB> them". It's not like Lincoln cared about Blacks.

That's true!

 JB> Eventually we (the U.S.) WOULD have freed them anyways. If only because
 JB> we were one of the last "official" slave owner countries.
And over time
 JB> pressure would have been put upon us. No war needed.

That's true!

 JB> Learn history!

I understand that you think that truth is "idiotic"...but then,
that reflects upon YOU!

And it's surely very easy for you to toss out a line and then simply post
someone else's message. After all you don't need to do any work.

Please DO point out my error(s). Especially the "idiotic" ones.

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