I know how many people like Wikipedia on here...

[delusionsofNORMALity]

Some of these republicans make me ashamed of being republican. With all of their crazy religious morality issues. I just hope that everyone knows that there are different kinds of republicans. Ones that are bible thumpers and ones like me who smoke pot and aren't religious.

well then obviously you aren't a proper republican and you should be ashamed of yourself. i'm going to go and call the rnc right now and rat you out. as soon as they find out you're gonna be in big trouble.

[rebgirl420]

hahahahah oh no! *runs and flushes my weed*

[JaggedEdge]

I'm not defending Conservapedia, and I agree the article is waaay too breif, but the Civil War WAS really about slavery. There were other issues, but slavery was the key to the whole war clear and simple. If you think our country is polarized now, you should read about the sharp division between north and south because of slavery (prior to the war itself).

Sorry, I just realized I worded that a little wrong. It was about slavery, but it wasn't an ethical descion on Abe Lincolns part. He did not feel everyone was equal and that slavery was wrong. He was pissed because the South had free labor. I just get annoyed at how Lincoln is alway's portrayed with a halo over his head.

In one of his adresses he actually said something along the lines of, not caring if a single black man is freed. My g/f knows the exact quote and am having trouble finding it right now, but will post it later.

On top of the selfish reason for starting the war (not an ethical reason,) he ignored the states rights do declare themselves independent. It was a protected Constitutional right at the time, which he completely ignored. Today only Texas still holds the right to withdraw from the United States.

He is just one of those people in history that annoys the crap out of me. The fact everyone teaches pretty things about him pisses me off. He is this American hero when really all he did was start an unconstitutinal war...

Slavery being abolished, was not his main reason for the war though.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

*runs and flushes my weed*

you shouldn't have done that. the only way to control the ghost of the dreaded arch republican is to get the sucker high. just consider yourself lucky that nancy's not coming too.

[rebgirl420]

Dont forget about the taxes and the fact that the south didnt think that the north had any right to make decisions about a part of the U.S. that they werent even at......*Im majoring as a History teacher at PITT*

[JaggedEdge]

Dont forget about the taxes and the fact that the south didnt think that the north had any right to make decisions about a part of the U.S. that they werent even at......*Im majoring as a History teacher at PITT*

Thank you. I really felt lied to when I got out of highschool and realized all the lies they taught me. Is it really hard to teach an unbiased truth...

[delusionsofNORMALity]

Is it really hard to teach an unbiased truth...

the victors write the history books. do you really think they'd admit to their sins?

[Skink]

Look like they are just trying to steal something to me...

[JaggedEdge]

Lol, true.

[rebgirl420]

well now a days alot of the teachers are liberal and alot of things are re-written to be fair and politically correct. Its quite sad actually.