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editor-surveyor: "Nice switch!
Comparing southern exports during the civil war?"

No "switch" there, my point is to show that alleged "Southern products" weren't always from "the South".
You, DiogenesLamp & others often claim "the South" produced some huge percent of total US exports:

"The South paid the bulk of the revenues, between 72% and 83% depending upon where you get your numbers, but virtually all of that money was spent in the North, and they knew it. "

My link shows actual numbers for US exports in 1840, 1860 and 1861.
It does show "Southern products" represented 60% of total US exports in 1860, but in 1861 when there were zero exports from the Confederacy, "Southern products" still represented 30% of total US exports.

30%

So that 30% was not from "the South", but rather from Union states which continued to export after Deep South Fire Eaters declared their secessions.

editor-surveyor: "Do you think we are as stupid as you are?
You’re here to sow confusion on every forum you show up on."

I never judge people's IQ's unless they attack mine, which you are doing here.
Nevertheless, there's no need for me to attack your IQ since you've done a great job of expressing it yourself.
As for "sow confusion", I only present facts to people who may not know them.
Confusing?
Sorry about that.

editor-surveyor: "We all know that you chose Satan’s game of evolution vs. life, but you’re just as wrong in general politics."

I'll be happy to continue discussing evolution on an appropriate thread, but for now, let me leave you with this:

"Then the Lord God formed a man[c] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."

"Mud to man", just as evolution theory concludes.

It does show "Southern products" represented 60% of total US exports in 1860

Oh good. You've raised your admitted value of Southern exports from 50% up to 60%. Perhaps if you keep doing your research, you will raise them up to the 73% that I cite from that book, or even up to the 83% that another Freeper says is supported by the Official record.

So the South produced 60% of all the export value, (Meaning they were paying at least 60% of all revenues to the Fed Gov) while having only 1/4th the citizen population of the North. And people wonder why they wouldn't let the South go free.