tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060591818681168325.post7120298795671716674..comments2024-03-15T17:51:51.935-04:00Comments on a voice from the rustbelt: the president speaks to the nationa catholic democrat from ohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211379197946032004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060591818681168325.post-4071993971523566402015-07-11T17:08:20.037-04:002015-07-11T17:08:20.037-04:00http://www.ambrosebierce.org/journal3levin.html
...http://www.ambrosebierce.org/journal3levin.html<br /><br /> the war was over slavery. Had the south not rebelled they could have kept<br /> slavery for decades, given the slow gridlock of legislative process. But<br /> they were very keen to continue expanding slavery, and Lincolns election<br /> made it clear they would probably not succeed at continuing to do that. It<br /> is much easier to start fighting than it is to stop fighting.<br /><br /> Today the confederate flag is a popular ornament in the south, and even<br /> among southernors who have moved north generations ago. If the war really<br /> was over states' rights, maybe they would feel more pride in using their<br /> individual state's flags as ornaments.<br /><br /> Then again, people view mice as vermin, but mickey mouse merchandise is also<br /> a popular ornament. The meaning of symbols can transform over time. the<br /> cross is not the symbol of capital punishment doled out under roman law.<br /><br /> The Klu Klux Klan frequently used the cross as an icon during the lynching<br /> days, but we do not ban the cross. Because that would be....a really stupid<br /> over-reaction.<br /><br /> There is also the risk of overanalyzing the issue. Putting much more<br /> thought into it than most of the people who were actually there at the time.<br /> the American philosopher Wendell berry said something to the effect "it is<br /> place, not politics". The best reason to fight, is because everyone else is<br /> doing it, or because someone tells you to. And also the most common reason.Ryanaldohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251540669102919936noreply@blogger.com