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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
Yes, I'd call the Civil War a huge mistake. Other countries were able to phase out slavery without getting over 600,000 people killed.
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So slavery should have been "phased out?" So, essentially, slavery should have been tolerated?
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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
As to secession, does a battered wife not have the right to 'secede' from an abusive husband? Do you have a problem with declaring independence from an abusive government? In colonial times, you'd have been a Tory I suppose, right?
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A battered wife? Really? I find it interesting that you say that slavery should have been tolerated and eventually phased out, and then say that the "Northern Government" was oppressive. My brain hurts.