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Originally Posted by MattyMattyChooChoo
So how would this utopia have developed in the Confederate states, a people who were more concerned with slavery ending or not ending on their terms rather than the end of slavery and recognizing the dignity of the human person?
The fact is, there were more people against slavery than for it, more democratically elected officials in the legislative and executive branches. The majority population won on an issue that was of great moral consequence.
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The slavery issue had very little to do with the war. To believe otherwise is to succumb to Unionist propoganda. And keep in mind that the victors write the history books. "How would this utopia have developed"? Well, lets look at what it would mean today in practical terms. SO many hot button issues boil down to state's rights. If you were terminally ill and wanted to use marijuana, you could simply travel to a state where such use is legal and available. Lets use the illness example again, and say that if you were terminally ill and wanted physician-assisted suicide, you could simply travel to a state where such a service was legal and available. In BOTH cases, your personal freedom of choice is infringed upon by a federal government that has overstepped the limits of it's authority.