tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post2774521096724350447..comments2024-02-27T15:47:47.923-05:00Comments on Principled Perspectives: Was America 'made possible by stealing Indian land and the labor of slaves?'principled perspectiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-69348333848531625432014-12-11T22:30:43.409-05:002014-12-11T22:30:43.409-05:00I agree.
The slave states were ready to shred the...I agree.<br /><br />The slave states were ready to shred the union to protect an institution totally contrary to the foundation of the union, the Declaration of Independence. If they had been allowed to secede, it would have been the end of the United states.<br /><br />Remember that the constitution was created by "We the People," not "We the States." It was the people who ratified it. If the Founding meant anything, secession by the South could not be allowed. Given the South's intransigence, the War was necessary. principled perspectiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-71061806502701662092014-12-11T22:05:23.611-05:002014-12-11T22:05:23.611-05:00Thanks. I still ask, was the cost of the Civil Wa...Thanks. I still ask, was the cost of the Civil War, stacked up to the net drag of the slave owners, relevant, in view of the moral factor? My answer is, no. If the cost of the Civil War was greater than the net drag (up to that point, or to any point), it was still worth it.Mike Kevittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-11303005102364558852014-12-11T15:54:54.441-05:002014-12-11T15:54:54.441-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.principled perspectiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-62114184979518295202014-12-11T15:54:53.833-05:002014-12-11T15:54:53.833-05:00A net drag on prosperity, for the reasons cited ab...A net drag on prosperity, for the reasons cited above.principled perspectiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-59305224873270088902014-12-10T21:54:37.788-05:002014-12-10T21:54:37.788-05:00So the slave OWNERS had nothing to do with the pro...So the slave OWNERS had nothing to do with the prosperity of the United States.Mike Kevittnoreply@blogger.com