My governor, who was backed by Pat Robertson of the christian coalition, recently embarassed my home state of the great state of virginia by trying to revive the civil war. Read.
Matthew Yglesias McDonnell Moving Virginia Backwards, Celebrating Slavery and Rebellion
If at first you don't secede, try, try again!............:mrgreen:
Besides, the U.S. Civil war was about state's rights, not slavery.....
If at first you don't secede, try, try again!............:mrgreen:
Besides, the U.S. Civil war was about state's rights, not slavery.....
I havent decided if this is taking things out of context and making it a democrat against republican issue. Im trying to filter any :spin:... IF there is any.
If at first you don't secede, try, try again!............:mrgreen:
Besides, the U.S. Civil war was about state's rights, not slavery.....
I don't recall there being a Constitutional right for states to secede from the union because they didn't like the President who was elected.
Beside the point, the war of northern aggression was about the GUBMINT usurping state's rights, Lincoln's election was the icing on the cake.....
Beside the point, the war of northern aggression was about the GUBMINT usurping state's rights, Lincoln's election was the icing on the cake.....
Yeah a State's right to have slavery:roll:
My governor, who was backed by Pat Robertson of the christian coalition, recently embarassed my home state of the great state of virginia by trying to revive the civil war. Read.
Matthew Yglesias McDonnell Moving Virginia Backwards, Celebrating Slavery and Rebellion
What did he do exactly? I missed the story and the OP link doesn't work for me at work.
it is important for all Virginians to understand that the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice that deprived people of their God-given inalienable rights
My company was around back then?????? :shock:
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from McDonnell's website:
it was a terrible thing, but let's all celebrate our forefather's willingness to wage insurrection to preserve it!.it is important for all Virginians to understand that the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice that deprived people of their God-given inalienable rights
what a dope.
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Hee hee hee Virginia resident here too. I saw the title of the thread and wondered, "Is this about McDonnell?" Ahhh, I was right. What an asshole.
Afraid I don't see the big deal. The war was about state's rights, not slavery. It IS part of our history. Revolution is part of our history. Fighting for what we believe in is part of our history. People do travel to see historic battlefields and monuments and Virginia has an abundance of them. So why is it shameful to designate a month to remembering all who fought and died in that war -on BOTH sides- , the families that were divided, the mark it's left on our country as a whole?
Are you suggesting that we have another civil war to create more tourist traps?:spin:
WTF are you talking about?
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