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To: Ditto

subjugate - oppression: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" ;forced submission to control by others

insurrection - a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

1,172 posted on 01/05/2011 11:06:31 AM PST by cowboyway (Molon labe : Deo Vindice : "Rebellion is always an option!!"--Jim Robinson)

To: cowboyway

Interesting admission of the core attributes of the antebellum south. Thanks!

1,173 posted on 01/05/2011 11:12:12 AM PST by rockrr ("I said that I was scared of you!" - pokie the pretend cowboy)

To: cowboyway

slav·er·y (slv-r, slvr)
n. pl. slav·er·ies

1. The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household.

2. a. The practice of owning slaves.
b. A mode of production in which slaves constitute the principal work force.

3. The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence.

4. A condition of hard work and subjection

1,176 posted on 01/05/2011 11:14:43 AM PST by MikefromOhio (hurdy hur spikefromohio hurdy hur)

To: cowboyway

subjugate - oppression: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" ;forced submission to control by others

Sounds correct. Let's illustrate it.

insurrection - a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

OK. A little narrow, but let's go with that one for now.

1,192 posted on 01/05/2011 12:23:01 PM PST by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)

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