I do think there were other tensions that contributed a great deal to the North/South animosity - there's still a cultural divide between rural and urban areas today after 145 years of no-slavery farming, for instance. And I've seen plenty of people from the northern half of the country immediately write off someone upon hearing a Southern accent without waiting to see if what's actually said is ignorant or bigoted. But abolition was the issue that drove states to secede, and that's the one that is morally indefensible.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 17, 2010 11:27:23 am PDT #18472 of 30001
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amych - Aug 17, 2010 11:30:59 am PDT #18473 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I think it must be the fact that it's 4:30 and I have deadlines and shit, but I'm now COMPLETELY OBSESSED with what the FUCK the vikings have to do with anything?? Because has anyone denied that they were in the Americas before Columbus? And why are they trying to build a mosque in my parents' neighborhood anyway? THEY'RE LUTHERANS!
Jessica - Aug 17, 2010 11:31:05 am PDT #18474 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
there's still a cultural divide between rural and urban areas today after 145 years of no-slavery farming, for instance.
At the time of the Civil War, most of the North was still rural as well.
Aims - Aug 17, 2010 11:32:36 am PDT #18475 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I think it must be the fact that it's 4:30 and I have deadlines and shit, but I'm now COMPLETELY OBSESSED with what the FUCK the vikings have to do with anything?? Because has anyone denied that they were in the Americas before Columbus? And why are they trying to build a mosque in my parents' neighborhood anyway? THEY'RE LUTHERANS!
I accept full blame for this obsession.
Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2010 11:33:34 am PDT #18476 of 30001
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I thought the Civil War was about Vikings?
Well, there was the one side that said there should be dragons on the boats, and the other side wanted serpents, and someone said, "What's the difference?", and it went to Hel from there.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 17, 2010 11:33:42 am PDT #18477 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
but I'm now COMPLETELY OBSESSED with what the FUCK the vikings have to do with anything?? Because has anyone denied that they were in the Americas before Columbus? And why are they trying to build a mosque in my parents' neighborhood anyway? THEY'RE LUTHERANS!
INORITE?!?!?!??
amych - Aug 17, 2010 11:36:12 am PDT #18478 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I accept full blame for this obsession.
Dude, no! You are not to blame for the vikings. Your interesting facebook companion is like "BUT THE VIKINGS!" and other people are like, bzuh? And then he's like "JFK! VIKINGS!" and other people are, here, have some trufax. And he's all "CIVIL WAR! VIKINGS! WILL NOBODY THINK OF THE VIKINGS!!!"
You are totally not to blame for the vikings.
Jars - Aug 17, 2010 11:36:25 am PDT #18479 of 30001
Are people confusing Manhattan with Valhalla? If you squint they kind of look the same I guess...
amych - Aug 17, 2010 11:37:00 am PDT #18480 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Jars, many people have that problem. We call them hipsters.
Jessica - Aug 17, 2010 11:37:30 am PDT #18481 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm now COMPLETELY OBSESSED with what the FUCK the vikings have to do with anything?? Because has anyone denied that they were in the Americas before Columbus?
Also, didn't they, you know, leave after they decided it would be a lot easier to just colonize Iceland? Is someone trying to build a Muslim community center on the site of a former Viking settlement?