06-24-2015, 11:48 AM
(06-24-2015, 11:36 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Thanks for the clarification. Forgot that "stars and bars" is used for the actual Confederate Flag. I understand that most Southerners could not afford to own slaves and that they incorrectly believed the Union was the aggressor, but that really doesn't excuse them. It's really not different from the "just following orders" excuse for Nazis. I mean... they believed the Jews were to blame for their economic woes...
So what does that say about the state of Maryland, that wanted to secede as well?
The difference between the Nazis and the South is that the Nazis were an invading force. They wanted to conquer. The South just wanted to be left alone.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
