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re: Ole Miss student senate votes to remove state flag.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:37 am to sms151t
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:37 am to sms151t
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And back to my original post in this topic, people are dug into their beliefs and teachings so nothing is going to be solved. It is a political debate that will rage for centuries and yet none of us can understand the meaning, as for one specific reason...we weren't there so we really do not know, we are applying our values to a time and place that has been dead and gone
You're just plain wrong. My opinions on the matter have changed over time, especially as I read more and more documents from the actual period.
And to say that we were not there, and therefore cannot know, is no reason to ignore the very reasons explicitly stated by those responsible parties:
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In the momentous step which our State has taken of dissolving its connection with the government of which we so long formed a part, it is but just that we should declare the prominent reasons which have induced our course.
Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world.
There is NO ambiguity in Mississippi's STATED reason for secession - NONE. Why do you gloss over the very words that explain the causes?
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:38 am to WildTchoupitoulas
Wait I was talking about a total now you are talking about a specific state.
I am not wrong, your opinion and my opinion differ.
But as you are reading period pieces are you applying thoughts and feelings of the time or present thoughts?
I am not wrong, your opinion and my opinion differ.
But as you are reading period pieces are you applying thoughts and feelings of the time or present thoughts?
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