[r9etb]

You’re talking to a guy who is about as liberal as they come. I’ve seen r9 on many threads, of different kinds, and it sure seems he comes out on the liberal side a lot.

"Liberal" as in, I'm not a slobbering idiot -- which a lot of you neo-confeds seem to be on the topic of the South's evil institution.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Idiot? OK, now it’s personal.

Slavery is definitely bad, but it was not worth killing thousands over it - or rather, the desire of those holding them to break off. I support the right of the Feds to outlaw slavery in the new territories, which would’ve helped squeeze it out - although either way, it still would’ve been better if the Feds had years ago sunsetted the whole thing. As it was, it still wasn’t worth the blood.