Some Maps to consider... - Democratic Underground

kpete

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Mon Feb-21-11 10:37 AM
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Some Maps to consider...

Mon Feb 21, 2011 at 12:07 AM EST
Some Maps to consider...

by dengre

There are some obvious patterns when one considers this map (including the Red State/Blue State memes of recent years).

Deeper pattens emerge when you look at a map of Free States and Slave States as of 1857 when the Dred Scott Decision opened all US Territories (and all Free States) to Slavery:

What made slavery so damn profitable was the theft of labor. It served two important purposes: 1) Free labor from your slaves, and 2) the labor you steal from your slaves helps to suppress the demand for higher wages from the labor of workers that you must pay.

more:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/21/947774/-Some-Maps-to-consider

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Starry Messenger

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Mon Feb-21-11 10:39 AM
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1. k&r

Exactly.

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WCGreen

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Mon Feb-21-11 10:46 AM
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2. Great point...

K&R

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gateley

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Mon Feb-21-11 10:51 AM
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3. Hmmm... nt

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