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TheCyborgNinja posted...

SushiSquid posted...

Smarkil posted...

I mean. I suppose that's technically true, but compromise is not always the answer.

It's not true though. The country repeatedly compromised throughout its history. Compromise did not prevent the Civil War. The Civil War war was caused by the South seceding and attacking a military base because they were convinced that Lincoln would end slavery. Hilariously, some idiots in the southern states still call it the War of Northern Aggression. It's like, you guys know you attacked first, right?

Morally, ending slavery was obviously a righteous cause (albeit not the only issue). I find it hypocritical that America could be all "fuck you, England! We're out because we don't like your policies!" only to be "fuck you, South! You have to accept our policies!" some time later...

The American Revolution was because the colonies were being taxed w/o representation in England.

The south had representation in the U.S., and were fine with it for nearly a century. Until it reached a point where they were outnumbered in voters and didn't like it anymore. Which is one thing if some outsiders who outvote you are trying to force you to change your way of life, I suppose. But "owning other humans" is not a way of life, and fuck off if you think it is.