But not too angry to lay the lion's share of the blame on the Yankee importers.
I wasn't lay'n blame on ANYONE. I was point'n out a vary real disassociation from reality on the part of most Yankees who actually believe that the north invaded the south to free the slaves. That particular ref to the Atlantic slave trade as an argument against the display of the ANV flag is particularly irritating. It's like everyone really believes Yankees never had a investment in the slave trade. If the Cartoon had maybe depicted a scene from a plantation (I think perhaps the point could have been made real well with the crosshatching welts produced by a bull whip, contrasted with the flag), or an auction block, that at least would be pertinent. But a slave ship? Come on, that just plane ignorant. It's like that analogy about the drug addict been foolish to blame the dealer, that came up a little bit ago. Yeah it is foolish, but not as irritat'n as the dealer act'n all morally superior.