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In reply to the discussion: Salon: The “original sin” of the Southern political class is cheap, powerless labor [View all]moondust
(19,917 posts)5. Hmmm...
Why are these two maps so similar?
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2012
My guess is that it has something to do with "cheap, powerless labor."
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Salon: The “original sin” of the Southern political class is cheap, powerless labor [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2013
OP
It is no coincidence that the South had the lowest percentage of union representation.
alarimer
Feb 2013
#7
Funny thing is the article you link to doesn't support what you wrote.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2013
#9
child labor wasn't any better in the us than in england, and everything i wrote is true.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#11
lol. you don't know your history. 'revisionist' is people who pretend slavery = only the south.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#13
dude, you can start your education with the link in the post you just responded to. here it is
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#15
Thank you! You are absolutely correct. It's remarkable how many people just don't know.....
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#21
link looks interesting; thanks! real american history is way more interesting and educational
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#25
I tell that to my two kids every time they have a test in what they now call "Social Studies"....
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#29
you seem to think my point is "the north had slaves too." but my point is that slave-trade
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#40
And Snyder & gang is trying to bring that model to MI. I can see the "Pure Michigan"
catbyte
Feb 2013
#10
There was an interesting AlterNet article on a similar subject back in June 2012
LongTomH
Feb 2013
#23
the reforms came largely because 1) elite northern abolitionists had already made their nut &
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#27
Not much has changed when you think about it, they're still using race as class divider
SpartanDem
Feb 2013
#36