I am a slightly keen scholar of North American history, and was recently reading up on the civil war, 1861-1865. I was curious to ask how people in America feel about the civil war today, especially those in the states of the old Confederacy. Are you pleased/relieved that Abe Lincoln kept the union together? How do you feel about the Confederate flag today - expression of Southern identity or symbol of racism and slavery? Any resentment toward the Union states now? War is rarely a good thing, and some might say Civil Wars are the most damaging to any country. But sometimes perhaps they're necessary, & can even make you stronger (as I reckon it did in this case for America). Plus, you could argue the South is fully integrated back into the U.S.A. having provided many of the most recent Presidents - due to population shifts the South seems to have increased importance in the electoral college?
Anyway, what do you think? Agree with any of the above?
2006-07-31
09:50:12
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Chez Moines
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