The Treaty of Paris 1783. THAT is when we were sold out to the crown, the banks have been into our hides for far longer than the civil war. No wonder
the British are always there in our war efforts, to protect their interests.
Having Served in the United States Navy, when i got out i felt a sense of pride that i had done my duty to Family, God and Country, but after reading this, I'm left with a sense of Sorrow and Emptiness.
Originally posted by jackinthebox
reply to post by daddyroo45
Being a yankee, I grew up making fun of "them good ol' boys" down South "who think the war never ended." Well, little did I know that it hadn't.
But as I talked about in my piece, the idea of secession never was exclusive to the South in the history of our nation. That just happens to be where the line was finally drawn in the big showdown. If it were to happen again, I truly don't think that the lines will be drawn as "easily."
Another mistake that people make, northerners in particular I think, is that the Civil War was fought to free the slaves. It certainly was not, as is evident once you scratch the surface of school-taught history a little bit. It was all about state's rights, and self-determination. Even if the South had won, the institution of slavery was already on the way out. In fact, I would be so bold as to speculate that if the South had won, a proper assimiliation might have occured, and that the blacks would not have had to wait a century for their Civil Rights.
1) why do we still have habeus corpus?
2) if we are truly under martial law what is the purpose?
In trying to answer this myself... maybe it is possibly a conditioning to stay under the thumb? To not rebel?
3) why do we still enjoy the freedom of elected officials? (now I agree there certainly is room for much argument about whether or not these officials represent the people whom they are supposedly elected by)
But we do have representation in Congress. Why do we still have this? Why not strip us entirely?
Where in everyday life do we see the inhibiting of our rights that are self-evident?
...What other law inhibits our rights as free individuals?
But, there are many who become vastly wealthy through their own actions/ work every year. These people enjoy the same access as those who conspire for our demise, supposedly.