Interesting connection between Federal overreach and the Confederate cause. Obviously, this piece does a ton of white(heh)washing for Confederates. The idea that the States Rights and Christian Values were the either the "true" or significant reasons for the war is insanely laughable. The piece reeks of Confederate propaganda, recycled talking points from before the war even ended, but Confederates could see the writing on the wall.
Hoping that with more research, you can see past the level one "Uhhh I swear it wasn't just about slavery lul" these traitors would parrot. But it is a well-written piece, even if I disagree with 99% of what was written.
This is somewhat speculation on my part, but I think that slavery would have been phased out rapidly even if the Confederate states had won, as it became apparent that America as a whole could be a massive industrial superpower, instead of relying solely on a farming economy. But again, that's just a personal belief / speculation.
Sounds like the exact thing the Founding Fathers thought, and Eli Whitney thought. Didn't seem to pan out. Who is to say the slaves wouldn't be moved to the factories instead of farming? Why give up free labor?
"Well, since we have metallurgy factories, the slaves can go free". For sure. And even if they did, this wouldn't lead to those who were enslaved being given fair and equal treatment under the law. But something tells me you and OP wouldn't be too opposed to that.
Lincoln only freed the slaves in the south to instigate. He didn’t care one way or the other and wanted them out and was even willing to pay them to leave.
Interesting connection between Federal overreach and the Confederate cause. Obviously, this piece does a ton of white(heh)washing for Confederates. The idea that the States Rights and Christian Values were the either the "true" or significant reasons for the war is insanely laughable. The piece reeks of Confederate propaganda, recycled talking points from before the war even ended, but Confederates could see the writing on the wall.
Hoping that with more research, you can see past the level one "Uhhh I swear it wasn't just about slavery lul" these traitors would parrot. But it is a well-written piece, even if I disagree with 99% of what was written.
This is somewhat speculation on my part, but I think that slavery would have been phased out rapidly even if the Confederate states had won, as it became apparent that America as a whole could be a massive industrial superpower, instead of relying solely on a farming economy. But again, that's just a personal belief / speculation.
Sounds like the exact thing the Founding Fathers thought, and Eli Whitney thought. Didn't seem to pan out. Who is to say the slaves wouldn't be moved to the factories instead of farming? Why give up free labor?
"Well, since we have metallurgy factories, the slaves can go free". For sure. And even if they did, this wouldn't lead to those who were enslaved being given fair and equal treatment under the law. But something tells me you and OP wouldn't be too opposed to that.
Lincoln only freed the slaves in the south to instigate. He didn’t care one way or the other and wanted them out and was even willing to pay them to leave.