Johnnie Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> War of Northern Aggression Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I partied with Brett Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Lying Liberal Yankee Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > W
> > > -----
> > > > Johnnie Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > DIS-honest Abe. Wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----
> > > > > > Wordsmith Wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > knower of things Wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > > The partisan hackery is strong with
> > > this
> > > > > one.
> > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > most honest thing maddox ever said
> > was
> > > > when
> > > > > > she
> > > > > > > > admitted she was sting on a "6
> > vibrator
> > > > > while
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > live tv. There is a reason she
> works
> > at
> > > > > > msnbc,
> > > > > > > > which has lower ratings than HGTV
> > does.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > and Robert E Lee was indeed a great
> > > > > patriot.
> > > > > > > But
> > > > > > > > the indoctrination that has been
> done
> > > by
> > > > > > > schools
> > > > > > > > in the last 25 years makes sure no
> > one
> > > > > knows
> > > > > > > that.
> > > > > > > > 1861 was a very different time in
> the
> > > > U.S.
> > > > > At
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > time people considered themselves
> > > > > Virginians,
> > > > > > > > Marylanders, New Yorkers,
> Georgians,
> > > ect,
> > > > > > first
> > > > > > > > and foremost. They considered
> > > themselves
> > > > > > > Americans
> > > > > > > > second or even third. That is why
> > Lee,
> > > a
> > > > > West
> > > > > > > > Point grad, resigned his U.S. army
> > > > > commission
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > went home to Virginia. It was to
> > defend
> > > > him
> > > > > > > home,
> > > > > > > > not to defend slavery. The biggest
> > > > outcome
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > American civil war was what people
> > > > thought
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > home, after the war is when people
> > > > started
> > > > > > > > thinking they are Americans first,
> > and
> > > > > > > Virginians
> > > > > > > > second.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Mass slavery was ending world wide
> at
> > > the
> > > > > > time
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > well. It was going to happen here
> > too,
> > > > with
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > without a war. The industrial
> > > revolution
> > > > > had
> > > > > > > > already happened, and affordable
> > > > mechanical
> > > > > > > farm
> > > > > > > > machinery was slowly becoming
> > > available.
> > > > > > > Physical
> > > > > > > > labor was, and still is, the
> biggest
> > > cost
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > running a business.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > It should also be noted that
> slavery
> > > > still
> > > > > > > exists
> > > > > > > > today, mostly in muslim country's.
> > I've
> > > > > read
> > > > > > > this,
> > > > > > > > among other things >>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > and I can't seem to find anything
> > that
> > > > says
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > U.S. caused slavery as liberals
> would
> > > > have
> > > > > us
> > > > > > > > think. But that's expected when
> > Europe
> > > > > forced
> > > > > > > > African slaves on this continent
> 200
> > > > years
> > > > > > > before
> > > > > > > > the Declaration of Independence was
> > > > > written.
> > > > > > > I will skip your generalities, and
> deal
> > > > with
> > > > > > Lee.
> > > > > > > A career army officer, Lee didn't
> have
> > > much
> > > > > > > wealth, but he inherited a few slaves
> > > from
> > > > > his
> > > > > > > mother. Lee married into one of the
> > > > > wealthiest
> > > > > > > slave-holding families in Virginia
> —
> > > the
> > > > > > Custis
> > > > > > > family of Arlington and descendants
> of
> > > > Martha
> > > > > > > Washington. When Lee's father-in-law
> > > died,
> > > > > Lee
> > > > > > > took leave from the U.S. Army to run
> > the
> > > > > > > struggling estate and met resistance
> > from
> > > > > > slaves
> > > > > > > expecting to be freed. The slaves
> were
> > > > > indeed
> > > > > > > freed per Lee's father in law's will.
> > Lee
> > > > > > decided
> > > > > > > to equivocate the wording, and Keep
> the
> > > > > slaves
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > himself. Lee's legal conclusion
> was
> > > > > > eventually
> > > > > > > slapped down in the courts, and Lee's
> > > > slaves
> > > > > > were
> > > > > > > finally freed.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Documents show Lee was a cruel figure
> > > with
> > > > > his
> > > > > > > slaves and encouraged his overseers
> to
> > > > > severely
> > > > > > > beat slaves captured after trying to
> > > > escape.
> > > > > > One
> > > > > > > former Lee slave told the New York Sun
>
> > > Lee
> > > > > was
> > > > > > > one of the meanest men she had ever
> > met.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In a 1856 letter, Lee wrote that
> > slavery
> > > is
> > > > > "a
> > > > > > > moral & political evil." But Lee also
> > > wrote
> > > > > in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > same letter that God would be the one
> > > > > > responsible
> > > > > > > for emancipation and blacks were
> better
> > > off
> > > > > in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > U.S. than Africa. Passing the buck
> to
> > > God,
> > > > > > sir,
> > > > > > > you were such an ass.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Lee rousted out John Brown and
> presided
> > > > over
> > > > > > his
> > > > > > > hanging. We can see Lee was not
> > > ambivalent
> > > > > > when
> > > > > > > it came to slavery, or those who were
> > for
> > > > > > > abolishing it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Lee was not a patriot. He took up
> arms
> > > > > against
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > country that educated him, without
> > cost,
> > > > > > through
> > > > > > > college. He plotted against his
> > country
> > > > over
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > right to own slaves, even rebuking
> the
> > > > > council
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > fellow southerner Sam Houston. Lee
> > > > > recommended
> > > > > > > the drafting of 12 year old boys, and
> > > sent
> > > > > them
> > > > > > > into battle. That fact alone depicts
> > Lee
> > > as
> > > >
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > cruel man.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No military expert told Lee he could
> > win
> > > in
> > > > > > > Virginia, its location made it a
> > sitting
> > > > duck.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > Recommendations to Lee were to give
> up
> > > > > > Virginia,
> > > > > > > and follow the lessons learned from
> the
> > > > > > Napolionic
> > > > > > > Wars and force a stalemate for the
> rest
> > > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > south. Lee stubbornly disagreed,
> > made
> > > > the
> > > > > > > deadliest military decision in this
> > > > country's
> > > > > > > history, and battled and defended
> what
> > he
> > > > > could
> > > > > > > never win. Several hundred thousands
> of
> > > > lives
> > > > > > were
> > > > > > > lost in Virginia alone because of
> Lee's
> > > > > > decision
> > > > > > > to not give up his home. What a
> f'ing
> > > > puttz!
> > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Lee was a cruel man, a stubborn man,
> a
> > > > > > narcissist,
> > > > > > > and not a saint. John Brown was a
> > > Patriot,
> > > > > Lee
> > > > > > was
> > > > > > > not.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Liberal lies. All documented. Lee was
> > not
> > > a
> > > > > Saint, [correct] but he was not
> > > > > > a tyrant either. [According to a former
> > > slave
> > > > of
> > > > > his he was one of the meanest men she
> ever
> > > met,
> > > > an
> > > > > he directed whippings of slaves] He
> wasn't
> > > two
> > > > > faced like Lincoln.[what are you talking
> > > > about?]
> > > > > > Lee loved his home state of Virginia
> and
> > > > could
> > > > > not
> > > > > > turn his back on his people. [People or
> > > > fellow
> > > > > slave holders? Remember Lee sent over
> > 100,000
> > > > > Non-slave holding Virginians to fight and
> > die.
> > >
> > > > > Most slave holders were exempt from the
> > > > draft.]He
> > > > > defended Virginia
> > > > > > from Federal terrorists.[really, the
> > United
> > > > > States of America was a terrorist
> > > organization,
> > > > > and remember, the Confederacy fired the
> > first
> > > > > shot] He was loved by both the
> > > > > > North and South.[says who?] After the
> > war,
> > > he
> > > > > was the first
> > > > > > white man to take communion with a
> Negro.
> > > > [No,
> > > > > many White people took communion with
> > Negros,
> > > > and
> > > > > did Lee the slave owner take communion
> with
> > > > Negros
> > > > > before the war?]
> > > > > > everyone else followed suit. He was a
> > > devout
> > > > > > Christian[ add hypocrite] and believed
> in
> > > God
> > > > > [Wrote it was God's job to emancipate,
> not
> > > his,
> > > > a
> > > > > real schmendrik]and country.[remember, he
> > > took
> > > > > arms up against his country] He is
> > > > > > one of the Greatest men who ever
> > lived.[he
> > > > sent
> > > > > 12 year old boys to fight in a war. Damn
> > he
> > > is
> > > > > right up there in stature with Pol Pot].
> > > >
> > > > Nice try, Yankee lib. Burn in hell with
> > Tryant
> > > > Lincoln and Sherman, and Grant and all
> those
> > > other
> > > > Big Government shills.
> > >
> > > History is very clear, the causes of the
> Civil
> > War
> > > were slavery, and the refusal of Southern
> > > slaveholders to compromise on slavery. Those
> > > factors launched the Civil War. In fact, the
> > > secession crisis of 1860-61 was the
> culmination
> > of
> > > a decade-long movement led by ultra-radical
> > > pro-slavery “Fire-Eaters.” After decades
> of
> > > political compromise between the North and
> > South,
> > > the election of Lincoln spurred an almost
> > paranoid
> > > anxiety, spread by the Fire-Eaters about
> > > slavery’s dim future, the message angered
> > > slaveowners, leading to the feeling
> compromise
> > was
> > > untenable,and war virtually unavoidable. The
> > > South began arming.
> > >
> > > Do you have any additional scholarly
> > information
> > > to add?
> >
> > It wasn't a Civil War. It was a war between the
> > states. The South was invaded and sought
> > independence. They fought for it. Slavery
> existed
> > long before 1861. Also there were many FREED
> > Negroes living in the South before the War.
>
>
> Dope. The south fired the first shot, and drew up
> the Confederacy. No country on Earth recognized
> the Confederacy as a legitimate country.
We can’t answer this statement, like they literally drew it?
We can’t answer or respond it makes no sense.