[#3Fan]

Nope, they didn't mind it at all, because they viewed it pretty much as reparations.

How could it be reparations when the rich of the south were paying the same as the rich of the north? LOL I don't think they saw it as reparations, I think they just liked the wealth redistribution as much as anyone. But since you bring up reparations and seem to be fully supportive of them, I assume you'll be marching with Jesse Jackson to make sure reparations become law to redistrbute wealth to those who may or may not be descended from slaves, taking money for thoses who may or may not be descended from slave-owners, or both. lol

[ought-six]

"How could it be reparations when the rich of the south were paying the same as the rich of the north? LOL I don't think they saw it as reparations, I think they just liked the wealth redistribution as much as anyone. But since you bring up reparations and seem to be fully supportive of them, I assume you'll be marching with Jesse Jackson to make sure reparations become law to redistrbute wealth to those who may or may not be descended from slaves, taking money for thoses who may or may not be descended from slave-owners, or both. lol"

I was being sarcastic (somewhat) when I said the South liked the socialist handouts that came its way during the New Deal (but there were -- and still are -- some Southerners who think they are entitled to all they can get from the federal government because of the oppression of Reconstruction). I don't agree with that sentiment; I was just reporting it. Now, your non-sequitur about me being for slavery reparations is comepletely out of left field, and you obviously have never read any of my other posts on the subject, because if you had, you'd have clearly seen my staunch opposition to any such tribute.