--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/14/05 10:27:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Why does so much so-called conservative ideology revolve around either > the suffering or the degrading of others? > > > "So called" is the key word here Sal. George Will seems to be one of those > people that were taught in school that the War Between the States was fought > to free the slaves. It wasn't . Freeing the slaves was a by product of the > war. The war was fought to preserve the Union and according to Lincoln, at the > beginning, it didn't matter to him whether it was with or without slavery. > The idea that Will proposed that an anti war movement might have been able to > stop the war and leave 2 countries , one with slavery today is not accurate > or realistic. George Will is a political commentator not a historian.
Well, let's just say Will was trying to load his pro-war point by playing the slavery card. Didn't matter to him whether it made historical sense; he wanted to evoke an emotional reaction that unthinkingly equated being antiwar with being pro-slavery. After all, if you're at a loss for rational pro-war arguments, what else can you do? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
