- in 1860-61, the physical South seceded from the Union, because of slavery. This had been building since 1820.
– in 2016-22, the physical and psychological South seceded from the Union again, because of guns, abortion, contraception, and religion. This had been building since 1968.
-Servitude: – the 1861 South wanted Black slavery to continue forever.
– the 2016-2022 South wanted female servitude to continue forever.
– Cruelty: – the old South wanted to control ALL aspects of Black lives – existence, work family, children, education, possessions.
– the modern South wants to control women, keep them second class citizens, enact mandatory motherhood.
– “States’ Rights”: – the 1861 South claimed they had a right to maintain Black slavery under the “states’ rights” legal theory
– the modern South claims it has a right to abolish abortion and ban contraception use under the “states’ rights” theory.
– Fugitive Slave Laws: – the old South demanded fugitive slaves be returned to their owners. The Compromise of 1850 had provisions imposing heavy fines on people who aided slave escapes.
– the modern South enacts Fugitive Women Acts, “bounty hunters” are allowed to hunt down and prosecute women escaping to free states for abortions or anybody providing contraceptives.
Religion: – old South slavery was “justified” using biblical scripture.
– modern female reproductive servitude is “justified” using biblical scripture>
-Supreme Court: – the infamous 1857 “Dred Scott” ruling said Blacks couldn’t be citizens, and the Constitution “must be construed now as it was understood at the time of its adoption.”
– the infamous 2022 “Dobbs” ruling claimed abortion wasn’t in the Constitution, and therefore it wasn’t a protected right.
– Ignorance: – the old South banned educating Blacks; many whites were poorly educated
– the modern South bans ALL children from learning “disruptive” and inconvenient truths; previously had closed ALL schools in some states to prevent integrated schools.
-Poverty: – in the old South, poor “white trash” led very hard lives; this continued into the 20th century.
– in the modern South, books and studies like “The Spirit Level” documented the poverty and backwardness of states like Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
-Guns: – in the old South, whites armed themselves against greatly feared potential slave revolts.
– in the modern South, populations are heavily armed, to “protect their families”, “stand your ground” laws passed, the most heavily armed are white evangelicals.
-Migrants: – in the old South, most European immigrants went to the North, because they didn’t want to compete with zero-wage slaves.
– in the modern South, early signs are that women are beginning to consider leaving the South because of lost independence of their bodies; corporations in the South now fear a “brain drain” out of talented women.
-Political Party: – the old South had the Democratic Party – phase one, same party
– the modern South has the Republican Party – phase two, same party
-“Victimization”: – the old South claimed the North was “out to get them”
– the modern South claims the North is “out to get them”
-Taxes: – the old South didn’t like taxes.
– the modern South is against taxes that IT pays, especially when this contributes to “socialism”; although Southern counties and states are VERY happy to collect hand outs paid by taxes in the North.
– Myths and Lies: – the old South made up myths about the glories of slave society and that civilization; claimed the 186l-1865 Civil War was ALL the North’s fault
– the modern South makes up myths and lies about the glories of Southernized civilization; that THEY alone are the “real Americans.”
The Founders compromised on the Constitution, because if they didn’t – the old South said it wouldn’t join the United States of America.
The Constitution was thus flawed from the very beginning.
The Union was also flawed from the beginning, the South insisting on preferential treatment for its “peculiar institution.”
Many Founders were deeply troubled by implications of their Declaration of Independence not being true with the existence of slavery. George Washington freed his slaves at his death, few others did.
Some have said Lincoln shouldn’t be regarded as a hero and great president – because h made a tragic mistake in not letting the old South go its own way>
Throughout American 1789-2022 history, the South has been a source of “cancer” – anti-democratic attitudes and policies emanating from the South have caused trouble, embarrassment, violence.
We arrive at 2022, with the South again causing disunion and division; again demanding the majority bend to their prejudices and zealotry; their politicians again refusing to solve issues majority opinion wants done; again the South creating destructive issues to fester and become even more damaging; above all – demanding that it can keep unwilling people in servitude.
Did Abraham Lincoln make a VERY BIG. MISTAKE????????????????
With Justice For All 