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Originally posted by Tikibonbon@4 June 2003 - 02:05
so the northern sates have had nothing but roses coming out of their asses?
damn love all those crack whores in the new england area. and about that civil war deal, if you would do a little research on the subject and not read the history books at school, you would see it was not about the south wanting slaves and the north not, might i remind you that the north WAS NOT slave free. You might find out that the south wanting to increase its voting power wanted to give blacks the right to vote, albeit they would only count as 2/3 of a vote. the north i fear of the power this would give the south would have nothing to do with it. and if you don't believe me that the north wasn't the most welcoming of places for blacks, why don't you read some of richard wrights books on the subject. and since you talk about all these actrocities of the past you are assuming that all white southerners are proud of them, and hear i thought that was feeding the stereo types. what has the north done the deserve your respect and pride?
Well, you don't have your facts straight, first of all. The southern states didn't want blacks to vote, they wanted their slaves to be counted as 2/3 of a person!!!! That way, the southern states would have a bigger population, giving them more representatives in the House. It had absolutely nothing to do with giving blacks the right to vote!!! Ever heard of Jim Crow laws? Being from the South you should be very familiar with them! They were designed specifically to prevent blacks from voting...duh! Furthermore, the Civil War had everything to do with power, not freeing slaves....I'm well aware of that! Freeing the slaves was an 'afterthought' designed by Lincoln to really get the South's goat during Reconstruction. It was just to piss them off. BTW, before you go there, yes I'm aware Lincoln owned slaves too! As for the north being "slave free", they were considered free states well before the Civil War. They still treated blacks like dogs, but they did not enslave them....you need to check your facts again! AND...I never said I was proud of the North....stop adding words to mine! I actually said I'm ashamed to be an American...if that is true, then what love do I have for the North, answer, none b/c I don't give a crap, which was my WHOLE point. I brought up the southern issue because you seem to be so proud to be one, while at the same time spouting off about how proud you are to be an American! lol. Like I said before, which are you? An American or a Southerner? Last time I checked, the South lost the Civil War and is still a part of the U.S., so why separate the two? THAT was my point. What is the purpose in making sure the world knows you're from the South? Who cares?!? If you can only respond by putting words in my mouth that I never said, then what is your point? Are you going to confront what I'm ACTUALLY saying or just make it up as you go along??