Cuban embargo: makes no sense

[buckethead]

Ock hits three fastballs right out of the park, yet a rebuttal has not been composed.

America has faults, the greatest of which was the "Civil" War. You'll notice he never referred to it thus, and for good reason. It was not a war for governmental control, rather an agressive war which plundered the south.

How soon we forget.

If you want to see real racism, head north of the Mason-Dixon.

It seems we all agree the Cuban embargo has long outlived it's usefulness. Shame on Kennedy and his mafioso legions. (I can play that game too!)

[Cricket]

America has faults, the greatest of which was the "Civil" War. You'll notice he never referred to it thus, and for good reason. It was not a war for governmental control, rather an agressive war which plundered the south.

I hate to digress from the embargo. The embargo is a more clear cut issue. You are getting into much deeper waters with the Civil War, a much more volatile subject.

But I would ask you one question: Which do you think was worse, the plundering of the South or the dehumanization of an entire race?

[buckethead]

Slavery is an abomination, and the dehumanization of slaves occurred in the minds of the captives and captors alike. Their Creator knows the tally.

The war was not about slavery any more than Iraq was about WMD. I'm sure you see it differently.

[Cricket]

The war was not about slavery any more than Iraq was about WMD. I'm sure you see it differently.

I agree, but my question still stands.

[BridgeTroll]

Perhaps a Civil War thread would be a better place to continue this...