Nikki Haley alleged she was set up by Democratic 'plant' after being asked what caused the Civil War

[Wobbly]

Turns out she offended the bigot base on the left by not caving with a woke answer.

Because nothing says thoughtful rebuttal like an awkward I-know-you-are.

 

[Wobbly]

Never understood why people take pride in being comatose over being woke. Got nothing else, I guess.

 

[Wobbly]

 

[DukeU]

Because nothing says thoughtful rebuttal like an awkward I-know-you-are

What was there to rebut?

You reap what you sow.

 

[Wobbly]

What was there to rebut?

You reap what you sow.

You think non-sequitur gibberish is a step up from your I-know-you-are rebuttal, or was that just the best excuse for impotence you could come up with on short notice?

 

[IM2]

And, contrary to what some Googler working on his GED said earlier here, "preserving the union" was the reason the North fought, I say Balderdash! It was probably Lincoln's highest priority, but the Northern population was more motivated by fighting against slavery. This was partly the result of the portrayal of slavery in the very popular Uncle Tom's Cabin. The biggest spark, however, was the Dred Scott decision. In deciding that Scott was property and not a person, (a legally proper decision, according to how our Constitution dealt with our original sin at the time), the Court was also saying there was no place for a slave to run and find freedom. Essentially, the Court had ruled that slavery was legal everywhere. The North was not going to put up with that. Fighting slavery became THE reason for them.
I mean, think about it. Preserve the Union? Bullshit. Who the hell would want Alabama or Mississippi? Wacko Floriduh? C'mon.

True. The northerners didn't care. But it is written that preserving the union was the excuse Lincoln was trying to use to get northerners to fight. Because northerners didn't GAF.

 

[Wobbly]

Who was that masked man?

 

[DukeU]

You think non-sequitur gibberish is a step up from your I-know-you-are rebuttal, or was that just the best excuse for impotence you could come up with on short notice?

Tell us some more revisionists history.

It's very interesting.

 

[DukeU]

Meanwhile..............

New Census Numbers Show Americans Are Ditching Blue …​

The South has been the big winner in the moving game, according to a Census Bureau news release.

"The expansion of the South — the nation’s most populous region — accounted for 87% of the nation’s growth in 2023, as the region added over 1.4 million residents for a total population of 130,125,290," the bureau said.

Indeed, not even COVID-19 stopped the burgeoning region.

 

[Leo123]

Nikki was Gov. of SC. They knew that question would be politically dicey for her because a lot of those Southern voters are still fighting the Civil War.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

What difference does it make what she thinks the cause of the Civil War was?

If she attains a higher office she’ll be in a position to destroy more American heritage, history and culture.
That’s what difference it makes.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

It's hilarious watching your type wriggle and writhe trying to detach yourselves from the slavery detail.

What became of those emancipated slaves when they migrated to the emancipating north?

 

[DukeU]

If she attains a higher office she’ll be in a position to destroy more American heritage, history and culture.
That’s what difference it makes.

Oh, you mean like tearing down statues, ruining American icons like Bud Light, confusing people on what a woman is? Shit like that??

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Oh, you mean like tearing down statues, ruining American icons like Bud Light, confusing people on what a woman is? Shit like that??

Way more than that.

 

[Anomalism]

It makes me snicker how “your type” insist the war was fought for the purpose of ending slavery.

That's not what I said, but for the south it was about the ability to maintain slavery. For the north it was about maintaining power.

 

[cnm]

Remember, this is the same woman who had the stars and bars removed from the South Carolina, when that seemed to be the way the wind was blowing.

Whilst supporting that flag in earlier conversations with voters.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

That's not what I said, but for the south it was about the ability to maintain slavery. For the north it was about maintaining power.

It was about the squeeze on the south’s economy and the impact abolition would have. Slavery was as common and necessary throughout the world as fossil fuels are today.

 

[cnm]

Preserve the Union? Bullshit. Who the hell would want Alabama or Mississippi? Wacko Floriduh? C'mon.

Lincoln.

 

[SavannahMann]

And, contrary to what some Googler working on his GED said earlier here, "preserving the union" was the reason the North fought, I say Balderdash! It was probably Lincoln's highest priority, but the Northern population was more motivated by fighting against slavery. This was partly the result of the portrayal of slavery in the very popular Uncle Tom's Cabin. The biggest spark, however, was the Dred Scott decision. In deciding that Scott was property and not a person, (a legally proper decision, according to how our Constitution dealt with our original sin at the time), the Court was also saying there was no place for a slave to run and find freedom. Essentially, the Court had ruled that slavery was legal everywhere. The North was not going to put up with that. Fighting slavery became THE reason for them.
I mean, think about it. Preserve the Union? Bullshit. Who the hell would want Alabama or Mississippi? Wacko Floriduh? C'mon.

I mentioned in another reply that an 80% correct answer was slavery for the Confederates. The reasons for the Union fighting were, like the Confederates, varied.

On the day South Carolina seceded, or I guess I should say the day the news arrived in New York, the Times ran an editorial that basically said let them go. We don’t want or need those hicks in our nation anyway.

The very next day, the opinion had changed to we can’t allow them to leave the Union. You see the folks on the Editorial Board had realized that the funding of the Government was by Tariffs. And the biggest export was Cotton, from the Southern States. So economy was a reason. Not the only reason, but a reason.

The more I study history, the more I’m convinced that it is never one thing. Oh one thing may be the biggest reason, but it isn’t the only reason.

 

[Auld Phart]

She should have answered it honestly....It was over a state's right to leave the Union.

It does not matter anyway, she will lose to Trump in her home state.

I can't belive she claims the person who asked the question was a plant.
Wtf was so tricky about the question that it should not just be answered?

it was basically a "have you stopped beating your husband' question.
it was meant to push a button, no matter how she answered.

and we can see whose buttons got pushed.