To: stainlessbanner
Even though my ancestors fought for the Union, I do honor the courage and sacrifice of the C.S.A. The recent pressure by the P.C. crowd to demonize the southern cause is wrong. On the other hand, the efforts of neo-cons to claim slavery had nothing to do with the secessions after Lincoln's election ignores history and the facts. After the Mexican War the extension of slavery to the territories dominated politics because everyone understood the ultimate fate of slavery was implicated.
To: colorado tanker; stainlessbanner
Patriotism is not PC, so today' apologists for the hyperviolently unpatriotic Confederates are the ones being PC.
382 posted on
06/17/2003 11:21:30 AM PDT by
Grand Old Partisan
(You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
To: colorado tanker; stainlessbanner
Patriotism is not PC, so today's apologists for the hyperviolently unpatriotic Confederates are the ones being PC.
384 posted on
06/17/2003 11:22:19 AM PDT by
Grand Old Partisan
(You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
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