[SampleMan]

As part of Reconstruction, most of the slaveholders regained their ability to care for themselves.

Just curious, how do you think that ability is holding up for the former slaves?

It occurs to me that the moral argument in favor of slavery was that certain peoples were not capable of taking care of themselves, so it was best to have a more powerful force which would provide for them in exchange for what they could do for that more powerful force. Obviously a very self-serving position, but it sounds amazingly familiar to the DNC's stated position on blacks today, don't you think?

[Tau Food]

I think that there has a definitely developed a "culture of dependency" among some of the descendants of slaves (and some of their white neighbors, as well). It's not a good thing. Some of these people find themselves in the same dependency trap that plagued the slaveholders. And, just as the slaveholders did not believe that they could survive on their own without slaves to care for their needs, there are many people in our society today who fear moving forward without a social safety net.

The answer is the same. These people need the same tough love that Lincoln used to free the slaveholders from their addiction. Generation after generation of indolence, laziness and dependence is pathological. It is inexcusable.