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rrneck

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3. Economic disparity makes things look more like

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:49 PM

Aug 2012

Gilded Age, pre depression United States or perhaps early 20th century Russia.

The south "imposing their values" is just spin. Political affiliation is more closely related to population density than regional identification.

We are in the middle of a resource depletion crisis which is contributing to an economic crisis.

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A The Civil War... and modern day parallels [View all] nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 OP

What makes '12 different than '08? nc4bo Aug 2012 #1

What led to Fort Sumter? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #2

Economic disparity makes things look more like rrneck Aug 2012 #3

Prior to the Civil War, it was the North that was attempting to impose its values on the South FarCenter Aug 2012 #4

The South was attempting to expand slavery nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #5

Right on point and factually correct. SlimJimmy Aug 2012 #7

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