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kwassa

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10. oh please, where do you come up with this ?

Reply to Ter (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 04:10 PM

Jul 2012

The South couldn't free its slaves as the entire economic system depended on slavery. There was no alternative. The idea that slavery would have disappeared on its own accord is nothing but magical thinking.

And liberals and conservatives are not neatly geographically distributed, either.

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Ted Nugent: 'I'm Beginning to Wonder if it Would Have Been Best had the South Won the Civil War' [View all] alp227 Jul 2012 OP

Trying to imagine all 50 states with legal slavery no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #1

After 20 years, it would likely have slowly been outlawed in the South as well Ter Jul 2012 #6

It would of end up a lot more like Europe Johonny Jul 2012 #7

oh please, where do you come up with this ? kwassa Jul 2012 #10

I don't think the south winning would have been a good outcome, but I wonder if letting them secede Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #13

We already knew he thought this way n/t. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2012 #2

That paedophile has a lot of talent. lpbk2713 Jul 2012 #3

I told my nutty RW brother about what "unkle ted" did to avoid the draft. Pissed him off royally demtenjeep Jul 2012 #4

Another nugget of "wisdom" from pedophile and gun fetishist Ted Nugent. He desperately needs Erose999 Jul 2012 #5

why are we giving this asshole any mention? onethatcares Jul 2012 #8

Dear Ted, this is America- Either learn to Love It Homer Wells Jul 2012 #9

What an idiot DiverDave Jul 2012 #11

Why does anyone listen to this idiot's gibberish? Trailrider1951 Jul 2012 #12

Why is he still breathing? mwdem Jul 2012 #14