[lentulusgracchus]

But at the heart of everyone of their complaints is a fear concerning their institution of slavery. So why do you insist that there were other, more important reasons for the southern rebellion?

Because there were. Political and social annihilation, forget the economic issues. Getting pushed into a corner and raped five times a day for the rest of time, how about that? What political leader is going to let his State, his people, get put in that position?

[Non-Sequitur]

Because there were. Political and social annihilation, forget the economic issues. Getting pushed into a corner and raped five times a day for the rest of time, how about that? What political leader is going to let his State, his people, get put in that position?

Damn it's getting deep around here. What you are complaining about is the wished of the majority winning out over the minority. You would prefer the tyranny of the minority over the majority.