The test giver asks, "What was the reason for the Civil War?"
Apu answers something like, "While it is most commonly thought that it was fought over slavery, there were many factors. The north was placing economic pressure on southern industries, and many in the south thought the federal government was overreaching and taking power away from the states."
The bureaucrat cuts him off and says, "Just say 'slavery'."
Maybe you had to see it, but super funny.
Apu! (digression from Civil War subject) I have not watched him in many years, but still remember almost verbatim: There was the episode where he and many on the show attended the art school, Marjory was learning painting I think, and she and Apu bumped into each other on campus, Apu was taking a writing course ... A: “I long to tell the story, of an idealistic young hindu, pushed TOO far, by convenience store bandits” M: “Oh Apu! That’s a wonderful idea what are you going to call it?” A: “I call it ‘Get Your Hands of My Jerky, Turkey’” M: “Oh that’s a wonderful name” A: “Oh, well, actually my brother Sanju thought of it.”
Too funny! And so close to reality.
Apu answers something like, “While it is most commonly thought that it was fought over slavery, there were many factors. The north was placing economic pressure on southern industries, and many in the south thought the federal government was overreaching and taking power away from the states.”
This is a perfect example of post-War Soutron revisionism and how it infiltrated in to the left.
Here we have the leftist writers disseminating the Lost Cause Southron argument which was taken up by the Marxists - it was all the fault of the evil capitalist industrialists who were trying to oppress and exploit the South.
That evil capitalism (Homer shakes his fist).