While
I agree with all those who comment about the valuelessness of Nikki Haley as a candidate, and I think she's toast after the primaries, but I also think all this clabber about her response
regarding the Civil War is way over done, and by Republicans. The fact is the
argument over the cause of the Civil War has been whether it as state rights issue, or slavery. And the answer is? Yes!
States
rights and secession wasn't just a Southern states issue. In years
earlier the New England states threatened to succeed over tariffs. But
tariffs isn't a hot button issue, and probably not to most of the
citizens in those states. But make no mistake, slavery was. Tariffs was
an economic issue, but slavery was a moral issue of massive
proportions.
So, was it a states right issue? Yes, but only
slavery could have divided the Union. The United States was so unique
in world history many believed, including many in the South, it was a
creation of God, and only the issue of slavery could have triggered that
disaster.
So then, we have to ask and answer this question to
arrive at the correct answer. If slavery didn't exist in America would
there have been a Civil War? The answer is No!
She admitted it
was slavery, but the way she handled it shows a lack of depth, and
ability. She should have given them a short history lesson and then
moved on.
Of course the real blame for this goes to Donald Trump. And we know that must be true because MSNBC told us so. Right?
States rights and secession wasn't just a Southern states issue. In years earlier the New England states threatened to succeed over tariffs. But tariffs isn't a hot button issue, and probably not to most of the citizens in those states. But make no mistake, slavery was. Tariffs was an economic issue, but slavery was a moral issue of massive proportions.
So, was it a states right issue? Yes, but only slavery could have divided the Union. The United States was so unique in world history many believed, including many in the South, it was a creation of God, and only the issue of slavery could have triggered that disaster.
So then, we have to ask and answer this question to arrive at the correct answer. If slavery didn't exist in America would there have been a Civil War? The answer is No!
She admitted it was slavery, but the way she handled it shows a lack of depth, and ability. She should have given them a short history lesson and then moved on.