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30. And I would say!

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 08:39 PM

Oct 2014

Without history, a society shares no common memory of where it has been, of what its core values are, or what decisions in the past account for the present circumstances.

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Colo Ed Bd Member: Give U.S. Credit For Voluntarily Ending Slavery [View all] Stuart G Oct 2014 OP

Voluntarily??? WHAT TheVisitor Oct 2014 #1

Sure. Voluntarily. christx30 Oct 2014 #3

Now the whole anti-common core movement just made Perfect sense to me... TheVisitor Oct 2014 #7

Nailed it... freshwest Oct 2014 #19

Perhaps she will quickly admit she made a "mistake" and quit her position.. Stuart G Oct 2014 #4

So what was the Civil War about? Iliyah Oct 2014 #2

Something "Idiot # 1"...does not know....no text.. Stuart G Oct 2014 #5

Forget it - it did not happen. Our ancestors did not go to fight in it and Abraham Lincoln was never jwirr Oct 2014 #15

Tariffs or something. Who knows, or cares? Just not about slavery. Shrike47 Oct 2014 #26

The Confederate States were volunteering to resolve the issue, once and for all. eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #39

As I Recall, Sir, England Voluntarily Ended Slavery In Its Possessions The Magistrate Oct 2014 #6

'The war of Northern aggression' just made them go underground. It wasnn't voluntarily. freshwest Oct 2014 #20

Surely, My Friend, You Mean The War Of Southern Treason.... The Magistrate Oct 2014 #21

There was no southern treason Leontius Oct 2014 #45

There absolutely was. Every single officer....including General Lee, who msanthrope Oct 2014 #46

Truly it was Treason of the worst kind, against the best ideals that the Constitution promised. freshwest Oct 2014 #47

Once again I wonder how the Onion can possibly stay in business rurallib Oct 2014 #8

Do You suppose that this wonderful bit of information...about "voluntary end of slavery" Stuart G Oct 2014 #10

Oh she will not go that far. She will just want the extermination of 10 million people wiped off the jwirr Oct 2014 #16

You mean there was no bloody civil war? One WhiteTara Oct 2014 #9

Facts? Perhaps they are incidents rurallib Oct 2014 #11

What absolute bullshit . It's just more rewriting history to fit their ideology and attacking the geretogo Oct 2014 #12

Tell that to the 600,00+ that died Lifelong Protester Oct 2014 #13

The total deaths and suffering were unbelieveable .. Stuart G Oct 2014 #34

The breath of her stupidity is showing through...... Historic NY Oct 2014 #14

I don't think it is not knowing. It is the same idea we have seen with the textbook controversy down jwirr Oct 2014 #18

"Materials should not encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law ... muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #17

The far right, the tea party, etc.... Dawson Leery Oct 2014 #25

That sounds as if it could have been lifted from the pages of a Maoist China instruction manual IDemo Oct 2014 #40

Oh, the whole thing sounds even more Maoist muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #41

Give the US Credit for spilling alot of Blood over the issue One_Life_To_Give Oct 2014 #22

You are correct - it was the 13th Amendment that ended slavery. The Civil War stopped the 24601 Oct 2014 #33

Voluntarily. Why do we elect these twits and history deniers? She has to be stupid on purpose. marble falls Oct 2014 #23

if you want to contact this clueless cretin: niyad Oct 2014 #24

Per Howard Zinn... valerief Oct 2014 #27

That is some truly revisonist history from Zinn tabasco Oct 2014 #31

She likes our forefathers, most of them rich, male, white slave owners mountain grammy Oct 2014 #28

Get this person off the school board. Now. blackspade Oct 2014 #29

And I would say! The Last Dem. Oct 2014 #30

Sherman's March alone proves this politician is a jackass. A well-deserved march I might add. wolfie001 Oct 2014 #32

Paul Revere ringing those bells, freeing the slaves... Amethyst Ring Oct 2014 #35

If you watched "Gettysburg" you would know the South wasn't fighting to preserve slavery, tclambert Oct 2014 #36

Sure we did, and Abraham Lincoln voluntarily resigned the Presidency demwing Oct 2014 #37

You guys missed what she said about WWII packman Oct 2014 #38

Hey, look at the bright side. malthaussen Oct 2014 #42

The Southern slave owners said, "Your right! Slavery is wrong! We'll free them! No need for a war!" DesertDiamond Oct 2014 #43

I think she attended Michelle Bachman University. kwassa Oct 2014 #44