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And rhetorical.
Are you kidding? It was solely political.
No decision is solely political, especially that one. Besides, that wasn't my point. A political decision can still have radical implications. In a relatively short time, Lincoln had moved to abolish slavery. He also promised no compensation to slaveholders for it nor colonization, which went against the traditional conceptions of anti-slavery rhetoric of the recent past. Plus the military was enforcing it. Still very much a radical decision.
Ah, most Abolitionists in the US wanted slavery abolished everywhere. England wanted slavery abolished everywhere. The thought of abolishing slavery in the union wasn't radical. It was normal.
The Emancipation Proclamation did at least 2 things:
(1) made the the confederacy fearful of slave uprisings (death of masters).
(2) maintained the neutrality of important countries like England by appearing to free slaves.
If England recognized the confederacy, the union's blockade of confederate ports would have been crushed by English ships.
England was already thinking of wavering in its neutral stance on the Civil War because King Cotton was being choked out of England, and
consequently numerous manufacturing jobs in England were lost, and English workers were getting riled up.
Lincoln was most definitely not an Abolitionist. His main goal was to keep the union together at any costs.
So, the Emancipation Proclamation was undoubtably, and solely political.
Ah, no. Abolitionists were a minority of the anti-slavery population, who in turn were a minority for much of American history up to that point...
Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist, and yes, his goal was keeping the union together. Yes, it was political, but it was also a moral position for him, as he was still anti-slavery, no matter how measured his stances continued to be. It was also a fantastic rhetorical blow to the South's economy. The emancipation proclamation was still radical in many ways.
Ah, the Republican Party, a party that was based in abolitionist ideals, was elected for 2 terms during this time. How do ya figure that happened if abolitionists weren't a majority of the union? Hum? IMO, you incorrectly think the movie, "Lincoln" is actual history.
So J, since giving gays the use of the one word, marriage, is most paramount to you and other gay marriage advocates, tell me why this is different from giving all students the use of the one grade A? Of all states being given the use of the name Alaska? (Lots of oil stipends are given to residents of Alaska, ya know). Of all Washington Redskins fans being given the use of Cowboy Stadium for Washington home games?
1.) So J, since giving gays the use of the one word, marriage, is most paramount to you and other gay marriage advocates
2.) tell me why this is different from giving all students the use of the one grade A?
3.) Of all states being given the use of the name Alaska? (Lots of oil stipends are given to residents of Alaska, ya know).
4.) Of all Washington Redskins fans being given the use of Cowboy Stadium for Washington home games?
Why don't they just do away with legal marriages altogether for both gays and straights?
Let marriage be a religious ceremony but not legally binding.
no thanks i like the approx 1200 rights and protections it gives me.
That's fine for you that you live in a state that allows gay marriage. You and your husband can live happily ever after there. Rather than trying to force your morals on the rest of America, though, why not live and let live.
my state doesnt allow gay marriage, nor am i gay LMAO
and gay marriage doesnt force morals on anybod,y thats just a lie that nobody honest will ever buy lol
why dont you live and let live and dont worry about OTHERS marriages
That's fine for you that you live in a state that allows gay marriage. You and your husband can live happily ever after there. Rather than trying to force your morals on the rest of America, though, why not live and let live.
You're happy with forcing your idea of homosexuality as an "abomination" on everyone....................Sounds like "Do as I say, not as I do".............
How am I doing that?
My proposal is to do away with marriage entirely as a legal concept. Get rid of joint filing for taxes, get rid of taking the same last name, all that nonsense.
Look at what they do in Scandinavia. Hardly anyone over there gets married anymore. What's the point? If you love someone, you can live with them.
Marriage is ceremonial. That's all it ever should be. Marriage and government should get a divorce.
Let people have their weddings in churches or whatever they want to do... gay, straight, whatever, but keep it out of the realm of government.
Your arguement would make sense, except Christianity long ago wed itself to the government to insure it's continued existence----------If it hadn't, it would have disappeared centuries ago.......................
Religion and government have gone hand in hand throughout human history, that is in no way unique to Christianity. It's only in the past couple hundred years that secularism has become a reality for some governments around the world.
While I find that topic interesting, I'm missing the relevance to our discussion on marriage.
Christianity won in our civilization because Christianity wrested the power of the Roman government from the Pagans. Period. And it's been all about staying in power since. Period..........................
I'm a Christian, and nobody's holding a gun to my head.... comma.
Lol..................And Christianity and it's Jesus and it's "God" aren't holding one to my head, got it ?....................
You have trouble staying on track, don't you?
Sorry, I fail to see the relevance of your comment to the greater discussion we're having here.
No. I'm keeping up just fine with your deflection and your ducking, et al......................
Deflection and ducking of what? This has gone from interesting to frustrating and now into the realm of funny in a very short span. Kudos.
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