[quote=Doctor Webley;174798]Oh! One of my favorite threads.
So, to your first point. If you look at history (again) you will see that the Union did not have a policy of freeing slaves in exchange for fighting. Only free men were allowed to join black regiments, as well as in some cases, "contraband" (a name given to runaway slaves tagging along with the Union army).
In fact it was the British in the Revolutionary War, and the South in the Civil War who had slaves fight in exchange for freedom.
Lincon said " my paramount objective in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.If i could save the Union without freeing any slave, i would do it and if i could save it by freeing all the slaves i would do it and if i could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, i would also do that" the fighting in the south wasn't trying to abolish slavery it was only to save the Union! The final proclamation issued on Jan 1 1863(cheack the date i might be wrong) freed the slaves only in the states that had rebelled against the Union,.
The states that remained loyal to the union slavery was protected by the constitution. This shows that Lincon only freed the slaves in the south to piss off the south and to take their property.Slaves were just looked at as property, these actions of course gave rise to the kkk and mistreatment of blacks in the south. The union army as they swept through the south they used those same slaves on the front line of their battles. Only when Lincon died in april 1865 8 months later came the 13th amenment 3 years from Lincons emancipation proclomation. (this is why the number 13 is considered bad luck)
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To your second point, should America apologize for slavery?
Hmmm...
Who is America? I'm a part of America and I will not apologize for slavery, simply because I have had no part of slavery.
So, where will you draw the line? Will black people apologize for slavery?
They are apart of America as well.
What about Jews, Asians, and South Americans who are in the US.
Should they apologize for slavery?
Your statement, "America should apologize for slavery." is so broad that the only thing it will do is intensify racial conflict, instead of healing it.
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well then you dont understand you are confused
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Originally Posted by Athelite
Usually, the government. It represents the entire U.S. population.
I doubt he's asking for apologies from individuals, but rather Americans as a whole, again, that's the government. You wouldn't feel you are apologizing for something you have not personally done since you wouldn't be personally apologizing.
I thought it was easy to see his point when he said America should apologize for slavery.
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wow how simple is that, you understand perfectly