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That necessarily implies that you believed that the South both needed slavery and was entitled to retain the institution of slavery as long as it wished to, and that any effort by the nation as a whole to eliminate it would be illegitimate, wrong and a basis for war.

Yep. It's a concept called sovereignty of the States.

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You posit that slavery was essential to the south, and the south was justified to defend slavery, not just the principle of states' rights.

Right again.

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You are sick.

Whatever

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To suggest that the institution of slavery not only could have, but should have, continued indefinitely into the future reflects a depravity and lack of empathy that can only be characterized as evil.

To remain in the Constitutional confines, slavery should have existed until the States decided for themselves that it should not.

Do you believe the Constitution to be 'evil'?

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You disgust me.

Well, people who have so little emotional control that they cannot stop emoting long enough to look at the facts of the situation disgust me, so I guess we're even.

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle

You support slavery of blacks that could have continued for 100 years or more, but hey, at least you're honest about it.

Thanks for your candor. Let me ask you to expand on your thoughts:

1. If Lincoln had decided not to preserve the Union, and the Confederacy seceded without opposition to form a new nation, and slavery continued in that nation to the present day, how many times a day would be too many to beat your slaves?

2. Is there anything inherently wrong with slavery, even if a state makes it legal?

3. If blacks escape to the US from the confederacy, and the US doesn't return them, should Alabama be entitled to cross the border and seize US citizens as compensation?

4. Would you support a movement in the south to free the slaves? If so, should they be sent back to Africa, or given Southern citizenship? Should they be allowed to vote? Miscegenate? Live in your neighborhood?

5. If the Confederacy had conquered northern Mexico, and decided to make Mexicans into slaves, how much should they sell for compared to a black adult?

6. If the Confederacy had citizens who supported black freedom, how many years in jail should they receive as punishment? What if they refused to apologize?

I may have other questions, but I'll be pleased to hear your answers to these when you get a chance.