Was that really the question? Maybe the letter General Lee wrote as to the reasons he supported the South may enlighten about the stakes.
In his letter to P.G.T. Beauregard in October 1865 he wrote:
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them—the desire to do right— is precisely the same. The circumstances which govern their actions change; and their conduct must conform to the new order of things.
Interestingly, the same inquiry can be done with regard to General George Washington.
The narrative, shoved down our throats often blinds us from the range of color with regard to the considerations made in that moment of time.
Mark Twain extensively made mention of this when addressing patriotism. Of course we probably know about the scarcity of the patriot when it is not that fancy, and after the difficulty of choice in those early day, the ranks swell.
But note please, that Mark Twain also noticed something else, namely what has been reverted to the dustbin: i.e. the real choice, the real freedom.
Hence, it is understood that real patriotism has nothing to do with the sort of government is in power, but is a moral choice about freedom.
This can also be gleaned from Washington' s Farewell Address
Was that really the question? Maybe the letter General Lee wrote as to the reasons he supported the South may enlighten about the stakes.
In his letter to P.G.T. Beauregard in October 1865 he wrote:
Interestingly, the same inquiry can be done with regard to General George Washington.
The narrative, shoved down our throats often blinds us from the range of color with regard to the considerations made in that moment of time.
Mark Twain extensively made mention of this when addressing patriotism. Of course we probably know about the scarcity of the patriot when it is not that fancy, and after the difficulty of choice in those early day, the ranks swell.
But note please, that Mark Twain also noticed something else, namely what has been reverted to the dustbin: i.e. the real choice, the real freedom.
Hence, it is understood that real patriotism has nothing to do with the sort of government is in power, but is a moral choice about freedom.
This can also be gleaned from Washington' s Farewell Address
I guess a joke is sometimes not a joke. Even when it is.
:-)
While speaking in jest, you broached an important question lying beneath.
I knew it! Democrats do want their slaves back. :)
God bless you.