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  1. YamiB.

    Causes of the US Civil War and Southern Secession

    From what I've read of Sumner he seems to have been a great man. He seemed to be really ahead of his time especially in terms of racial relations.
  2. YamiB.

    Causes of the US Civil War and Southern Secession

    I'm disappointed in myself that I haven't read this book yet, I really need to get around to it.
  3. YamiB.

    Causes of the US Civil War and Southern Secession

  4. YamiB.

    Causes of the US Civil War and Southern Secession

    Then would you like to explain why the Confederates I quoted said that they were motivated by slavery in undertaking the secession and formation of the Confederacy? Also, I've heard the slavery being bad for the economy line repeated many times, but have not seen real evidence provided to back...
  5. YamiB.

    Causes of the US Civil War and Southern Secession

    This seems to contradict what you are saying with the Confederates that they apparently hoped to let slavery slowly die out since that was Lincoln's plan. Do you want to provide support for this? In my first post I have a statement from Jefferson Davis where he personally connects the...
  6. YamiB.

    For Sunni Muslims- What is the origins of the Wahabi movement?

    The Wahhab movement was started by a fundamentalist cleric in the 18th century who preached a strict return to Islam as it originally started. Wahhab was motivated at least partially due to what he saw as superstition and pagan practices around him. He said that scholars should not be listened...
  7. YamiB.

    Where is Civil Rights for Gays and Lesbians- Why did a law like Prop 8 even Pass?

    Most states don't have protection in housing based on sexual orientation. I don't recall the exact number, but only about half the states have protection in employment based on sexuality orientation as well, some of these are only for those employed by the state itself.
  8. YamiB.

    To What Lengths should a Country go to stay Secular in the face of a Threat?

    Clearly the way to change this situation is to marginalize the Muslim community and attack them.
  9. YamiB.

    Why is the Taliban fighting NATO and others...

    It is a difficult situation. I think thought that an argument can be made that the immoral practices of the Taliban are harsh enough that it merits intervention on behalf of those that they would oppress. The Western actions in Afghanistan are not all justifiable, there have been mistakes...
  10. YamiB.

    To What Lengths should a Country go to stay Secular in the face of a Threat?

    In a true democratic system of government there is no infinite limit on what you can prevent from happening. Sure things like unilateral secession of a section of the country can be prevented, but it would be doable with agreement from both sides. Similarly although laws based on Islam as...
  11. YamiB.

    To What Lengths should a Country go to stay Secular in the face of a Threat?

    I would like to add that I don't think the things are directly related. Laws targeting for example Muslim immigrants may be motivated out of a fear that they will subvert the secular nature of a society. But I do not see these as a useful defense of a secular society and in fact are counter to...
  12. YamiB.

    To What Lengths should a Country go to stay Secular in the face of a Threat?

    They feel the need to do this because many people feel fear and disdain when in contact with cultures other than their own leading to reactions like this. As for countries being secular, it is an important concept for keeping a fair country and should be protected from those who want to...
  13. YamiB.

    Tell me again which political party is racist?

    No, it would be accurate to say that one party was more racist than the other historically. When the Republicans were founded they were clearly the less racist party, being founded largely around varying degrees of opposition to slavery. For a long time afterwards the racists in the South held...
  14. YamiB.

    Tell me again which political party is racist?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Atwater#Atwater_on_the_Southern_Strategy
  15. YamiB.

    Capital Punishment..Right or Wrong ??

    This seems like a poor solution because officials will be encouraged to make sure there is a constant rate of people in prison, which could result in false imprisonment and inflated charges. This was already seen in the US with things like chain gangs, though that had the added element of...
  16. YamiB.

    Should we kick Texas out of the United States?

    I'd dispute some of the other points you raise in your recent posts, but before I get a chance to do that I wanted to point out this one in particular. I hardly think Texans could claim to show love for all people in the US, they certainly don't in their state. The most obvious example would be...
  17. YamiB.

    Should we kick Texas out of the United States?

    Honestly the US would probably be better off. But the right thing to do is to try protecting the people of Texas from such idiocy rather than abandoning them. The biggest problem is that due to their size states like Texas and California tend to set the standards for textbooks that are used...
  18. YamiB.

    Is the "White Man"...

    I would also throw in my personal experience with a 'black studies' course. I forget the exact title of the course but it was a historical look of black people throughout American history so I guess it would be similar to the "African American Studies" course. The course didn't in my opinion...
  19. YamiB.

    a question about a quote

    In America that would probably be considered a center right position. For some of the more progressive countries that would be a far right position.
  20. YamiB.

    a question about a quote

    The difference between far right and center right is how extreme their views are obviously. Using the social of gay rights for example. A center right person might oppose same-sex marriage, somebody further right might oppose domestic partnerships, and an even further right person might support...
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