[rockrr]

Check out post #97 - a FReeper defending the Peculiar Institution.

*SMH*

[DoodleDawg]

I noticed that. Didn’t figure it was worth a response, except maybe the old Lincoln quote, “Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”

[BroJoeK]

” Check out post #97 - a FReeper defending the Peculiar Institution. “

Not going to touch that one today.

[Ohioan]

Putting history in context is not taking a stand for any particular historic institution. The institution I would, and will defend, is the pledge to one another of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; also the Constitution to which some of the same men contributed 11 years later. Oh, one other. The Founders' commitment to truth.

Your parcel of sanctimonious hate spewers might not understand; but your intention to pass judgment on earlier generations of American leaders violates the spirit of the heritage you pretend to honor.

[jmacusa]

Yeah, it's like “Monty Python's “The Life Of Brian’’. “Down with Rome!’’ What did the Romans ever do for us?’’ “Well, they did build us nice roads...’’ Yeah but besides that? “well, they did build us nice aqueducts and gave us fresh water...’’ Yeah, well... so what..

[jmacusa]

I saw that. “Confound it! Can't those dreadful Yankees not see that enslaving the darkies and teaching them useful skills is all part of The Almighty's plan''?