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And those of us whose ancestors arrived from Europe after the Civil War don’t have to pay, right?
It would be rather satisfying to trace the ancestry of some of the old silk-stocking New England families to see who was profiting from the sale of slaves.

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It would be rather satisfying to trace the ancestry of some of the old silk-stocking New England families to see who was profiting from the sale of slaves.

Excellent insight.

Add to this, some northern victorious businessmen, along with the well known "carpetbaggers", enriched themselves from the rape, pillage, and general devouring of the fallen south, including the newly freed slaves.

Northern war crimes, during and postwar, against women and children, both black and white, are still justified today. After all, they reason, southern Simon Legrees deserved their lot for defending their "Uncle Tom's Cabins".

If fact, few southerns were slave owners, their reason to fight was based on the defense of their 10th amendment rights. I guess things just come back around, don't they.

If Americans treated the civilians from Iraq and "Nam" the same way, we would have been hauled before our own war crime trial.


Sorry I don't feel very politically correct this afternoon. Maybe I need my nap. :)