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In reply to the discussion: Lincoln - what if he had really negotiated with the South ? [View all]Polldancer2012
(88 posts)43. I understand.
And an honest question for you. The USCW cost approx 600k lives, mostly Union boys. Thats 2% of the US population at the time.
My question for you, how many American deaths would have been OK with you?
Would you feel more ashamed of the USCW if the fatalities were 2 million? How about 10 million?
Would the USCW still be worth it if it cost the life of EVERY 16-55 year old American male?
Where do you draw the line on acceptable death?
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And exclusive blame belongs to those who started the war to continue slavery.
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#34
It would have been worth millions more. Slavery had to die, no matter how many had to die alongside
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#55
I Wouldn't Have Lost Any Sleep If Every Japanese Soldier Defending Bataan Was Killed/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#52
It's Easy When You Aren't A Slave And Your Children Aren't Being Sold Like Dogs From A Litter/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#5
irrelevant - Lincoln did not go to war over slavery, he "chose" to go war to "maintain" the Union
LVZ
Nov 2012
#18
Who fired on Fort Sumter again? Take your War of Northern Aggression nonsense to a Klan site
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#22
I Would Have Hoped I Had The Courage To Lose A Limb Or Even My Life So Others Could Live Free
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#11
What if Great Britain had negotiated with the Germans? How would that work out?
onehandle
Nov 2012
#15
Do you consider the blacks in the South at that time to be 'rational people', or 3/5, or not at all?
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#23
Yes, your analysis of bargaining with the south that ignored what black people wanted
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#31
... we'll fill our vacant ranks with a million freemen more ... and though he may be poor
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#17
So we should have continued slavery into the 20th century? Lemme guess, poster is pasty white? nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#20
I Get The Argument That Slavery Would Have Eventually Fallen Of Its Own Weight
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#27
Yes. This has been another episode of short answers to stupid questions. nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#41
Exactly But To Maintain Support For The War He Had To Be Seen As Anti-Slavery And Anti-Secession
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#42
Note this thread started with a whine about the rights of southern slave owners.
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#45
Exactly, Sir: The South Refused To Accept The Election Results, And Went To War
The Magistrate
Nov 2012
#36
Even When They Were Suing For Peace In 1865 They Still Wanted To Maintain Slavery/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#44
Another Famous Crypto Confederate, Pat Buchanan, Wrote A Book About It
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#48
Do you understand what the principle of representative self-government
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#61