I don't think anyone should ever own anybody as property.

I don't think the fed's should trample all over state's rights.

There's one Northerner's opinion.

We're not all "Yankees".

My opinion is if the south had won, the country would not be in the shape it is today. On the other hand, if the lazy plantation owners had harvested their own crops in the first place, it also wouldn't be in the shape it is today. So there. It's both sides fault.

The North had many people who wanted a strong Federal government and wanted to do away with state rights. Slavery was at best, a very minor issue, in most peoples minds.

Keith

Why would u ask a question and expect an answer when you wouldn't reciprocate the same?

Very, very true....I respect that honest assessment.

Oh, I didn't expect a answer at all...I gave exactly what I received.

The difference is I would gave you an answer if you would have answered my question. But for some reason you have reservations about answering mine despite the simplicity of it

Ain't y'all got nothing better to do than revive a 175 year old war?

Your looking for the high ground, you won't get that with me....It would have been the same in the 1860's when my ancestors stacked them up like cord wood, despite never owning any slaves.

I would do the same today, and have absolutely no interest in having slaves.....I would entertain honest discussions about the war, but not manufactured narratives.

Not really, traps are treated and it's 90 degrees here today, Lol.

They'd be part of Mexico if we didn't go down there and slap the Mexicans around after they captured Texas' army.

Guess they never could fight very good

Isn't trying to position yourself on the high ground the whole strategy of a debate??? I assume You wouldn't answer the question because you feel like if you did you couldn't justifiably defend your position anymore.

Your confusing true high ground with false narratives....The truth can be vigorously defended, and I've done that here before.

Did you have family in this war?

No picking corn so I have free time between loads

Only 20% to 25% of CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS owned slaves.

So, what were the other 75% to 80% fighting for?

Somehow, I think I he folks that feel like slavery wasn't a big deal, or should have been handled differently, or can't say outright that slavery was wrong, would feel differently if I get were the slaves and their children were being auctioned off.

In 1850, 42.3% of free blacks owned slaves.

Keith

Exactly. So you should be able to answer truthfully and then if I'm incorrect with where I go with it u should be able to debate my position.

Asking if u believe slavery is wrong is in no way a false narrative and if it was by your own words it could be shoot down with truth.

I dont know if I had any relatives in the civil war

I know exactly where your coming from, everyone else does too....I said I had absolutely no interest in owning slaves, and that my family never owned slaves.

That should have told you what you needed to know....Now on the other hand you also need to know what really happened so you can form intelligent questions.

One possibility was that a large population of them were economically dependent of the slave system even if they themselves didn't own them.