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If you think the long tail of the civil war and slavery is something, spend a couple of hours learning about politics in Ireland.
@ctroullis I'm in Kansas City MO (a liberal part of that city) so I know what you mean. At least we shut down Todd Akin.
@cow remember the civil war wasn't because the south wanted to get rid of minorities, it was because their entire economic system was based on slave labor. They didn't want them out, they wanted them enslaved.
@cow remember the civil war wasn't because the south wanted to get rid of minorities, it was because their entire economic system was based on slave labor. They didn't want them out, they wanted them enslaved.
Johnson predicted it would happen when he signed the civil rights law.