popsjumper 2 #151 December 23, 2010 QuoteMy point--of course slavery is immoral--but if you are looking at either the North or the South and arguing that they were acting morally or immorally based on our understanding of slavery today you are undoubtedly missing a huge part of the history and the mixed motives on which people acted. You are anachronistically imposing our cultural, moral standards on people that did not share them (both Northerners and Southerners). Both sides acted largely on their economic self-interest as they perceived it. Morality was often used as the justification and rhetorical rallying point but was only one part of a larger and more complex decision making process. I wish I was a good with words as you are. IMHO, a well-rounded, well-thought out summary.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #152 December 23, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Just because you believe that your life is more valuable than a puppy's, it doesn't mean that all people do. That makes your view an opinion and emotionally charged, not a fact. Wow. When you people find a new buzzword you really do like to grind that fucker into the dust, don't you? I'd almost be tempted to use those criteria to call you on an 'emotional argument' every time you post one, if it wasn't for the fact it'd get incredibly boring after about the 20th one each week. The fix is simple - You should post facts instead of emotion. Y'know, despite it all I actually do have some sympathy for you. It must be incredibly frustrating to know that you can't even come up with your own insults and topic dodges, and all that you can manage is to mindlessly parrot someone else's. It must be at least as frustrating to you when you realize how wrong you are all the time. Doesn't that get old? Why don't you just give up?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 362 #153 December 23, 2010 QuoteThanks for your opinion, Don. You're very welcome! Any time you need an opinion, I'll probably have one for you. Hope you have a good Christmas, Andy. I'll drop by the farm before too long, at least that's on my "to do" list for the New Year. Cheers, Don_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
