Roland Martin
dupe
If they are so against slavery at CNN why then are they doing nothing to stop Obama from bringing it back?
No, but the North were a bunch of war criminals, with “General” Sherman being exhibit #1.
the Civil War — which was based on the desire to continue slavery — the one consistent thing that supporters of the proclamation offer up as a defense is that these individuals were fighting for what they believed in and defending their homeland.
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Ah most of the cannon fodder didnt own any slaves...
What a maroon....
Though it should hardly come as a surprise that anyone at CNN failed to grasp the true reason for the War Between the States: States’ rights.
While it is true that the principal issue on which States’ rights turned was slavery (which, incidentally, would not have been an issue had not Africans sold their own people to others), the bottom line in the War Between the States was who makes the decisions about what each individual State does: the States themselves, or the Federal Government?
Sound familiar? This is the same issue that is being fought in almost every State in the country today. The painting of Confederate soldiers as domestic terrorists is no accident.
If the Confederate soldiers were all “terrorists,” all the more so Abraham Lincoln, and all of the Union officers and soldiers.
And none more so than General Sherman and the soldiers who participated in his march.
If you accept that view, then American slavery was abolished by terrorists.
Confederate were not terrorists.
General Sherman was a terrorist.
General Lee was a gentleman.
My family lost every male member of the family over the age of 12 and we never owned a single slave. The war was fought for state’s rights. Lincoln didn’t issue the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves until 1863 and then it only applied in the rebellious states. The were several slave states not in the rebellion and their slaves were not freed until the passing of the 13th Amendment.
Confederate and Union soldiers alike answered their country’s call to arms. They were brave and honorable as the men and women who serve in our armed forces today.
Roland Martin
I think the record will show General Sherman and his army definitely, on his orders, acted as terrorists in his march through the South.
Terrorists? Really? LOL Well, the better description of the Feds was/IS tyrants. Confederates could rightfully be called “Freedom Fighters,” though it would be somewhat flawed since the policy of the South was to support the institution of slavery... But one CANNOT claim the UNION was the virtuous party in this conflict. Indeed, the Confederacy’s cause as a whole was far more noble than that of the imperial designs of the Union, and the condition of our nation today is a result of the war perpetrated agaisnt the states of the South and against the Constitution as envisioned by the Founders.
Irrespective of what the war was or wasn’t about. This isn’t about ‘terrorist’ or slavery this is about race. I’ll bet you Mr Martin nor CNN give a damn about white slaves, indentured servants, the fact that blacks, Indians and others owned slaves or that slavery existed for thousand of years and exist today. This is specifically about White Western culture and the destruction thereof. You can bet you rear end if this is allowed to become accepted doctrine that the founders and 95% of American history are next. In fact all of Western history must be destroyed in order to achiever what they are after. Of course people like Mr Martin have myopic vision. Wanna talk about terrorist? How about we be more up to date and talk about current day black Thugs?? I am sure he doesn’t want to go there.
That, I'm afraid, is not at all true but compared with what the Union Army did to private property in the Confederate States what they did (or had the chance to do) pales. I'm a descendant of a Union soldier, by the way, so let me quote one of his superiors ... "War is Hell" (especially for the civilian population unlucky enough to be in its path).
What we now call terrorists are those who specifically target civilians in order to inspire, well, terror. Considering how low the cumulative IQ is at CNN it's too much to expect them to understand the distinction.
On the one side, you have those who claim the North was right by granting freedom to slaves and preserving the Union. Furthermore, it was republican who were against slavery but democrats who were for it.
On the other side, you have those who claim the CW was state rights issue, a matter of honor, and the freedom to dissolve the bonds of the Union. Also, they see the North was unjustly penalizing the South with tariffs and other economic burdens.
With this tactic, the left accomplishes two things: They divide us over an issue that should have been resolved long before any of us were born, and also equate the states rights movement to slavery.
At the end of the day, I think we should acknowledge that slavery is wrong, that the federal government has overstepped its bounds, and the states and the people have the right to rein in the fed. We need to stop the petty bickering about this issue and focus on the real issues.
Furthermore, if you want to fight the 1860 Civil War all over again in post after post, have at it. But both sides continue to damage conservatism in the here and now.
My $0.02 /soapbox
My gggrandfather was a captain in the Missouri Homeguard
which supported the Union cause. He was murdered by Con-
federate sympathizing neighbors. By heritage I support
the Union cause. Having stated that I don’t understand
how people can get their panties in a twist because
Confederate soldiers are honored today. Folks have the
right to honor their ancestors. The vast majority of
“Rebels” were not slave owners. They believed they were
protecting their homes and states from invaders.
I thought it was a war between the states.
NO, the Confederate Soldiers simply wanted to be left alone to live their lives in freedom. The Muslim terrorists want to subject the World! (subject the World = Slavery)
Roland S. Martin like CNN is propagating the BIG LIE!
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His book>
Publisher: Third World Press
The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House as Originally Reported by Roland S. Martin [With DVD]
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He also wrote another book about Spirituality.
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Obozo shill.
Good grief!
Part of black history is the selling of blacks into slavery by other blacks.
Should we ban black history month?
Roland S. Martin, ignorant race baiting collaborator.