[donmeaker]

I am quite aware of the fictional nature of the "Roots" narratives.

On the other hand, you claim that there were Yankees traveling all over the south buying and selling slaves, while the poor honest southern gentlemen only asked their slaves nicely if they wanted to be honored, and only bought and sold slaves to protect them from the evil conditions brought on by the white slavers.

Further, the southern gentlemen somehow couldn't get a majority in the state legislature to ban slavery, probably because so many Yankees were always coming south to vote.

I guess you and stand watie have been sharing the same bottle.

[M. Espinola]

During the pre-Civil War era, real Yankees had no desire to travel to the oppressive, hot, humid slave states.

[cowboyway]

you claim that there were Yankees traveling all over the south buying and selling slaves, while the poor honest southern gentlemen only asked their slaves nicely if they wanted to be honored,

You got all that from my statement that "yankees were in the slave business, also"? No wonder you're so confused. And delusional. And contemptible.

Let's try another one: "It's my opinion that you are a numbnuts."

What do you read into that.

I guess you and stand watie have been sharing the same bottle.

And you and the other Reb bashers drink from the same vat of cool-aid.

[stand watie]

we southerners guess that you think everyone on the forum is as DUMB as MOST of the DY contingent demonstrably IS!

free dixie,sw