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It is, but in terms of Lee's legacy, it will be nearly impossible for the general population to separate him from the issue of slavery. His (and his state's) motivations are nearly irrelevant to most given the divisiveness of that single issue.

I'm not sure we're on the same page. Maybe we are. But yeah, definitely, there is zero chance this war and all that surrounds it will ever be properly understood in modern times.

Not going to have a wasted day on this topic, but I don't think the civil war had very much to do with slavery, I think it was used for PR purposes before, during, and after the war and I think there's a blindness to industrial slavery in the north and overall racism from the entire union. A lot more to say. Just not going to waste the time saying it.

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Posted by Crowknowsbest

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Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:39 pm to Sleeping Tiger

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I don't think the civil war had very much to do with slavery, I think it was used for PR purposes before, during, and after the war and I think there's a blindness to industrial slavery in the north and overall racism from the entire union.

I think it had a lot to do with slavery, but not in the sense of some kind of ethical awakening. It was more of a chip in economic and political (and eventually military) posturing.

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