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In reply to the discussion: Salon: Welcome to the new Civil War [View all]Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,936 posts)15. I hope not.
But if they do take up arms they should pay the ultimate price for treason.
Let's call the Civil War what it was - treason. The only one who used that word during the Civil War was General Sherman when he invaded South Carolina. His comment was "this is where treason began."
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Which Southern Strategy began as a response to the Democratic convention of 1948 in which
patrice
Jan 2013
#4
Thank you! I should try harder to get the dates right. Doing stuff on the fly usually.
patrice
Jan 2013
#33
I get the feeling Nadin that this article is more focused on the post Civil War era, alas.
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#9
And I get the distinct feeling that there are some of this board who would side
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#11
I could see that, in the interest of holding together the Union after the Civil War.
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#20
The South got treated more like Germany after WWI than West Germany after WWII
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#25
Not anywhere near dead yet, but on every front, they are losing ground
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#30
They are quickly become trapped and corned animals and that is when they will become
stultusporcos
Jan 2013
#37
You know, there was more than one type of slavery going on at that time.
Lady Freedom Returns
Jan 2013
#19