Posted on 08/14/2022 10:30:14 PM PDT by CW_Conservative
They didn't do it for that reason. The Northern armies marched into the South to kill people, not for freedom for the black man, but to establish the dominance of the corrupt government of Washington DC over these states.
The notion that they were going to free the slaves didn't come about until nearly two years after the war started.
"Freeing slaves" in conjunction with the civil war is just propaganda intended to distort the real reason why they invaded, which was entirely economic in nature.
The Northern slaves did not get free that day. They had to wait another 8 months (December of 1860) to become free.
Yes, the Union had slavery for 8 months after they abolished it in the Southern states.
Juneteenth which celebrates Republicans freeing Democrat owned slaves.
A Trump sign SHOULD be displayed for that.
“Jones, a 14-year department veteran, became uneasy when he arrived at the house and saw a cardboard cutout figure of former President Donald Trump...”
Thank you for the reply. I’m aware that you’re a southern partisan, and quite vocally so. That’s OK ... I’ve read many of your comments over the years; agree with some, disagree with some, find other rather ambiguous. Whatever sins the Union side may have committed, it remains a historical fact that slavery was abolished as a consequence of the “Late Unpleasantness”, and that many White soldiers lost life or limb making the abolition of slavery possible. If one is going to celebrate the abolition of slavery, it is those White soldiers who should be celebrated. The proponents of “juneteenth” don’t do that. Quite the contrary, in fact.
The offense was turning “juneteenth” into a national holiday.
Yep, it's a joke, it should be mocked and nobody should get in trouble by the speech police.
ONLY when they can SUCK $$$$$ from whites.
Just stop including/inviting black people... Problem solved...
If it wasn’t for the Emancipation Proclamation ( January 1, 1863 ), Juneteenth wouldn’t exist.
Truth partisan. Accuracy partisan. Objectivity partisan. Not a "southern partisan". I have no connection to the South. I'm not from the South and neither is my family which didn't get here until the 1900s.
it remains a historical fact that slavery was abolished as a consequence of the “Late Unpleasantness”,
Well that is true, but it created a situation in which slavery expanded throughout the entire United States. It established federal dominance of us all, and it has forced stuff like "gay marriage" and abortion down our throats.
Freedom didn't win that day in April of 1865, it lost. The Federal leviathan now controls so much of our lives and it takes our money against our will to use it for things we hate and abhor.
If one is going to celebrate the abolition of slavery, it is those White soldiers who should be celebrated.
No they shouldn't, because they didn't march into the South to kill people because they wanted to see black men freed. They marched into the South to kill people because the Southern states decided to leave the control of that corrupt government which is still abusing us today.
They were agents of that corrupt evil, and though they caused one good thing to happen, this was not their intent, and so they should not get any credit for doing this good thing when their intent was to do a very bad thing.
Mens rea.
As I said, regarding your posted opinions: I agree with some things, disagree with some things, and find others ambiguous. In any case, I consider “juneteenth” a garbage holiday, and reject it utterly.
Just out of curiosity, what things have I said that you regard as "ambiguous."
I try to be as clear as I am able.
The rats can’t afford to let racism die because it is their stock and trade. As long as the rats benefit from racial division they will continue. I bet we hear increased talk of reparations as the November elections get closer. Talk of doling out Biden’s “stash” will run rampant in the minority community. To cash in all you got to do is vote RAT!
I have been reading your output for considerable time, so I don’t recall specifics at the moment. Maybe next time I see an example, I’ll point it out to you for clarification.
My purpose in this thread is very narrow: to reject the “juneteenth” holiday and ideology. If it is to be celebrated at all (it shouldn’t be, IMO) it should be directed toward those who risked (or lost) life or limb to end slavery. It is not, therefore it is garbage.
Juneteenth is a joke just like Kwansaa
HISTORY: Not all slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, nor via Juneteenth. Only the slaves of the REBEL states were freed then. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was a wartime effort to split and weaken the South; he did NOT free any slaves in the Northern states. Slaves in the non-rebelling border states had to wait for the 13th Amendment, effective December 18, 1865.
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