Re: Abolition is overemphasized by modern historians

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:53:17 -0500, raystwo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Raymond Speer)
wrote:

>And when they talk about the American Civil War, the neo-Confederates
>don't have the honesty to admit the South fought to keep Blacks in
>chains for eternity.  The War was  over manufacturing over agriculture;
>limited government against  too-powerful governments; people with good
>personalities and the bad people in the other section; constitutional
>rules of interpretation or whatever.  If the War was all about some
>cramped, mean, trivial point --- well, maybe the winners won for nothing
>beyond their own bigger battalions. 
>
>The Civil War was about slavery just as the strength behind John McCain
>is that his complexion is white. 

In fairness I'm not an American and >I< can tell (having last night
sat for Hillary and the previous 3 speakers before her) that there's a
lot more to this election than race - sure it's a factor for some
folks, but it's hardly the whole story.

The way you've just put it anyone who votes Republican is a racist
which is far from fair.