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re: The real Rebel yell by real Rebels
Posted on 8/14/16 at 5:08 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 8/14/16 at 5:08 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Each of those instances is from a Southern perspective. I think we are in agreement here.
I agree slavery was a really bad idea but I also think men like Quantrill would have never been heard of if not for Jayhawkers raiding and killing in Missouri.
He is a product of his time and not necessarily an evil being. I am also pretty sure he never owned a single slave.
It doesn't hurt that he killed a bunch of those no good jayhawkers so yes I do admire him a little. Getting revenge for those robbed, raped, murdered and preventing the same from happening again makes him a good guy in my book. If I had lived back then I would have likely done the same as he.
I agree slavery was a really bad idea but I also think men like Quantrill would have never been heard of if not for Jayhawkers raiding and killing in Missouri.
He is a product of his time and not necessarily an evil being. I am also pretty sure he never owned a single slave.
It doesn't hurt that he killed a bunch of those no good jayhawkers so yes I do admire him a little. Getting revenge for those robbed, raped, murdered and preventing the same from happening again makes him a good guy in my book. If I had lived back then I would have likely done the same as he.
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Posted on 8/14/16 at 5:15 pm to Ridgewalker
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Each of those instances is from a Southern perspective. I think we are in agreement here.
If you agree that slavery was the prevailing issue over which the conflict arose, then, yes, we are
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He is a product of his time and not necessarily an evil being.
Careful, now, this is the same strain of apologist rhetoric that some folks use to justify Nazi exploits.
I endeavor not to turn historical figures into caricatures. Not saying that everyone who fought for the Confederacy was some leering villain with devil horns.
I am saying that the cause they fought for was inherently treasonous, and their reasons for so fighting were directly tied to the continued subjugation of african slaves and perpetuation of the chattel slavery system upon which their economy was based.
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