tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post2188856726870166040..comments2023-09-11T02:30:21.736-07:00Comments on Just a Man with his Thoughts: A Rebuttal to E.J. Dionne About the Civil War CausesThe Griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-76999012676987807192012-02-14T09:52:17.096-08:002012-02-14T09:52:17.096-08:00thank you Tim, I was going to say something along ...thank you Tim, I was going to say something along the lines of this on your post of Lincoln's inaugeral address but see you found it on your own. :)The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-2849493221505269792012-02-14T08:44:58.091-08:002012-02-14T08:44:58.091-08:00Very good, thought-provoking post.Very good, thought-provoking post.Tim Sheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931913325290043598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-8138166643362313622011-01-11T10:41:34.643-08:002011-01-11T10:41:34.643-08:00SJP,
"Seems to me that I learned somewhere th...SJP,<br />"Seems to me that I learned somewhere that all wars have been about land, money, and/or natural resources."<br /><br />these are just particular issues within the issue of State Rights.<br /><br />"but I don't recall any war ever being fought because of "man's inhumanity to man"."<br /><br />to understand this one must examine the reasons that each The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-6540105818725261692011-01-10T22:03:48.337-08:002011-01-10T22:03:48.337-08:00hmmmm.... I know that my memory is not as good as ...hmmmm.... I know that my memory is not as good as it use to be, but I don't recall any war ever being fought because of "man's inhumanity to man". Seems to me that I learned somewhere that all wars have been about land, money, and/or natural resources. Saying that the CW was fought because of slavery just makes the Yankees and the Rebels feel better.SjPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637955368291716153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-54538630932615981842010-12-30T11:31:22.293-08:002010-12-30T11:31:22.293-08:00hey happy new year my friend..hey happy new year my friend..tweetey30https://www.blogger.com/profile/04780963604845788306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-82878899511627047712010-12-30T07:02:12.559-08:002010-12-30T07:02:12.559-08:00AOW,
so true and i used one of those quotes in my ...AOW,<br />so true and i used one of those quotes in my series of posts back in 11/22 also.<br /><br />they treat the South as if they were the aggressive side of the war rather than the defensive side.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-69491126287454611242010-12-29T10:37:17.490-08:002010-12-29T10:37:17.490-08:00Deb,
i believe you are referring to The Crittenden...Deb,<br />i believe you are referring to The Crittenden Compromise (December 18, 1860) which failed to pass.<br />------------<br />Gorges,<br />he grins. yup facts are very bothersome to those who like to mislead people, aren't they?<br />----------<br />Stogie,<br />that is one of the problems with every war. the winner gets to put their spin on history without consideration to all of the The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-36371383841549082342010-12-28T21:28:28.156-08:002010-12-28T21:28:28.156-08:00Excellent article. E.J. Dionne is a leftist, so y...Excellent article. E.J. Dionne is a leftist, so you have to reverse the meaning to understand the true message. When Dionne says "Let's not spin the Civil War," he really means, "Let's continue spinning the Civil War in favor of the North, just as we have been doing for 150 years."Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-42355734659194936762010-12-28T21:24:59.183-08:002010-12-28T21:24:59.183-08:00This seems to be one of the greatest myths about t...This seems to be one of the greatest myths about the Civil War.<br /><br />As I understand the reasons for the war, it was primarily to hold the union intact. That was Abe's major priority.<br /><br />And wasn't there a ban placed on how far the practice of slavery could extend in the United States?<br /><br />I don't have time to look it up, but I do rememer that Lincoln's msladyDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593695415626632490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-51978758555542127272010-12-28T17:08:49.021-08:002010-12-28T17:08:49.021-08:00Now there you go - letting facts get in the way of...Now there you go - letting facts get in the way of revisionist propaganda!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com