[ExI] you'll never see this again

[William Flynn Wallace]

 The American Civil War, however, was really about The South breaking away
to preserve its slave system.

Dan

Which of course means it was really about money - the money they had spent
on the slaves and the money they would have to pay them to pick cotton.  No
question.  Money.

bill w

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 2:54 PM Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Jul 3, 2020, at 12:42 PM, SR Ballard via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> “The War of Northern Aggression” sounds like some serious Lost Cause
> propaganda.
>
> SR Ballard
>
>
> Agreed. It’s also not the usual sort of civil war. For comparison, the
> English, Chinese, Russian, and various Roman civil wars — as well as
> countless others ranging from ancient Corcyra to modern Syria — were about
> who should rule the whole nation as well as the type of regime it should
> be. The American Civil War, however, was really about The South breaking
> away to preserve its slave system.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
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>
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