There were several slave rebellions before the Civil War, - ie, google Nat Turner and Virginia for instance. What happened was that the entire system in the south was geared towards preventing and suppressing that possibility. I think the only successful slave rebellion was Hati, because the controlling mechanisms weren't as strong.
larry On 12/14/05, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually It's Admiral. Don't break my balls like that. > > Actually, there is one line in Clueless I like. > > "I've got a .45 and a shovel, I doubt anybody will miss you." > > I'm sure the masses of slaves wanted to revolt in the South, but it took one > hell of a bloody war to set them free. > > Another one of my favorite quote is Diane from Cheers. "If ignorance is > bliss, this must be Eden." So, how is the Garden Tony? > > Later peeps! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Iran > > wrongo dongo captain fucking stupid. > not clueless. that was a stupid fucking > movie, that im sure you liked. > > revolting against any king, dictator, whatever is going to have > consequences, but if the masses wanted it, they would have > stood up. > > saddam was not in power in the 1800's or the 1700's and they > seemed to operate fine with their theocracy, right? > > the fertile crescent was the birthplace of civilization, they were > around a lot longer than our anglo-saxon ancestors, and they > didnt have a democracy then, did they? > > whatever. > > On 12/14/05, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "think they would have revolted against it, quite some time ago?" > > > > You really are clueless aren't you Tony. Revolting against Saddam in Iraq > > would be like California revolting against the US. The US Military would > > crush them, just as Saddam's army and loyalists killed anyone who tried to > > do anything about him being in power. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:47 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Iran > > > > yes, i live in a bubble. how did you guess? > > > > they are having elections, yes. thats great! > > the iraqi military, as many returning vets have said > > is about as good and qualified as my nieces sunshine group. > > > > when the election does not go well, and the insurgency > > does not stop, and the clerics take over, then we will have successfully > > fueled a revolution against us, and anything we tried to implement > > in a nation that does not want to be implemented. and then the REAL > > coalition of the willing, puppeted by Iran, will be mounting up a nice > > strike on anything they can. > > > > even if the insurgents lay low for a short time to give us the false hope > > of eradication, they will simply become sleeper cells that jihad later on. > > they want allah, they want to pray, and they do not want our ways. > > > > the gall that we had to imagine that they as a nation wanted things this > > way, is amazing. > > > > sure, it looks good on paper. but democracy is not the only answer. > > just like christianity is not the only answer. if they wanted anything > > but a theocracy after all these eons, do you not think they would have > > revolted against it, quite some time ago? > > > > yes saddam was bad, fuckin a he was horrible. the right leader under > > their old system would have been more doable. right now, we are trying > > to put a square peg into a round hole. > > > > tw > > > > On 12/14/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What do you two live in a bubble? That's so two years ago. Did you > > > know this week they're having elections again? The locals are now > > > turning in the insurgents. The Iraqi's are taking on more military > > > responsibility. If this election goes well we could see major > > > improvements. > > > > > > On 12/14/05, Tony wrote: > > > > bush apologists are blinded by "blind faith in leader." > > > > > > > > just like religious zealots. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188058 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
