Happy Juneteenth

[Tahuyaman]

They wanted the right to take slaves anyplace. How that changes the fact that the rebels fought for slavery is beyond me and, apparently, you.

You are not worthy of my time.

[Mister D]

I started out as a Blue Dog Democrat.

I can see that.

[Rationalist]

I started out as a Blue Dog Democrat.

I was more or less that way for a while myself. I fluctuated between that and libertarian before eventually becoming a conservative with some libertarian and some populist leanings.

[Tahuyaman]

As I said, the abolishment of slavery was not what the civil war was about as much as it was about the confederate states believing it was their right to spread slavery to non slave states.

[Captdon]

As I said, the abolishment of slavery was not what the civil war was about as much as it was about the confederate states believing it was their right to spread slavery to non slave states.

I didn't say it was the abolishment of slavery, did I? How they thought setting up their own country gained them access to the rest of the US just shows how stupid they were.

[Perianne]

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Hmmm. I have never given any thought to "Juneteenth" until I read this email from my bank. It sounds like something made-up to appease the perpetually unhappy people.

I looked it up on Wikipedia, but there was more than two or three lines, so I didn't read it as I really don't care anything about perpetually unhappy people's holidays.

[Cotton1]

The Union was not against slavery. They waged war on the Confederate states because they wanted to take our slaves and keep them for their own use as slave labor.

[Admiral Ackbar]

No one in family tree was in North America at the time of these events. I find them interesting in the historical sense, but of course not relevant to me personally.

[carolina73]

As I said, the abolishment of slavery was not what the civil war was about as much as it was about the confederate states believing it was their right to spread slavery to non slave states.

The fear was that the North would only vote to admit states which proclaimed themselves as free states. The South did not want to lose their rights to an amendment. I don't think Clem in Alabama cared if Huckleberry Finn ever owned a slave or not.

[testsubjectalpha]

Wishing you a safe and prosperous Independence day, June 19th.

Happy Juneteenth, that is all.