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Today is not a US holiday
04/09/18 at 11:33:52
Which is a little odd.
The events that occured in Appomattox 153 years ago were significant.
Lee bowed to the inevitable. Chattle slavery in the US was over. That is hugely important.
But we ignore it.
I assume, and I may be wrong, that we were being exceptionally delicate to the feelings of white southerners. And that's just silly.
The Confederates had spent years murdering Americans. They should have expected to be reminded of that error now and then.
I'd suggest the last 150 years might have been more pleasant for the majority of our people if reconstruction had been a bit more durable and in your face.
And celebrating the day the war ended might have been a good start.
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04/09/18 at 12:00:05
Can’t even agree to the truth about the war, still.....
Your suggestion is mere supposition, like GW, and that “belief” system has never delivered any sustainable results BEAUSE its ALL based on directing the narrative, which, stabs our freedom of the press, free speech, right in the heart!
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04/09/18 at 12:28:35
If your family had lived through reconstruction, I do NOT think they would say it was kid gloves.
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04/09/18 at 12:29:40
But we ignore it.
I don't know what world you live in but I'm reminded of this almost daily.....
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04/09/18 at 12:36:47
NHLycan wrote
on 04/09/18 at 11:33:52:
Which is a little odd.
The events that occured in Appomattox 153 years ago were significant.
Lee bowed to the inevitable. Chattle slavery in the US was over. That is hugely important.
But we ignore it.
I assume, and I may be wrong, that we were being exceptionally delicate to the feelings of white southerners. And that's just silly.
The Confederates had spent years murdering Americans. They should have expected to be reminded of that error now and then.
I'd suggest the last 150 years might have been more pleasant for the majority of our people if reconstruction had been a bit more durable and in your face.
And celebrating the day the war ended might have been a good start.
Interesting point and idea!
I never would have thought of that.
Thanks for the insight.
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04/09/18 at 12:44:58
Trippah wrote
on 04/09/18 at 12:28:35:
If your family had lived through reconstruction, I do NOT think they would say it was kid gloves.
Maybe if we didn’t use
if
, as justification for historical determination of a event that was...
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04/09/18 at 12:53:11
raydawg wrote
on 04/09/18 at 12:44:58:
Trippah wrote
on 04/09/18 at 12:28:35:
If your family had lived through reconstruction, I do NOT think they would say it was kid gloves.
Maybe if we didn’t use
if
, as justification for historical determination of a event that was...
Um, this is a post from you not too long ago ray:
"Just think, if Hillary had won, this would still be par for the course....."
Just sayin'.... talk about using
"ifs"
, huh?
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