(September 27, 2017 at 8:40 am)A Theist Wrote:(September 26, 2017 at 2:52 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Wait, you were criticizing the players for lacking concrete proposals, not goals. They certainly have a goal, just as they Tea Partiers did. They certainly lack concrete proposals, just as the TPers did.So does that mean that the Confederacy was just a protest?
America was born in protest. Why do you find it so offensive?
"Just" a protest? No, of course it wasn't "just" a protest. It was a nation founded in order to protect the institution of slavery, by war if need be. Surely you know the difference between a nation and a protest, right?
Right?
Please, read with your eyes and not your agenda. It'll help the conversation along. You may assume for the sake of this discussion that I, uh, you know, mean what I write. And it will not have escaped your notice that I did not write a single word about the Confederacy here in this thread.