| Latest Post: Started By: Rank: Category Several months ago, I used the term "NeoConfederate" to describe some rightwing Republicans ... Now, after a highly-contested election wherein several Southern states voted for Romney, some losers are calling for "secession". What's up with THAT?Look at an electoral map of the 2012 election, and you will note that - with the exceptions of Virginia and Florida - it bears an uncanny resemblance to the old 1861-65 Confederacy. Adding West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Arizona to the mix is interesting if one bothers to consult a history book. While W.Va. broke away from the Confederate state of Virginia in June, 1863, over half of its residents were ardent rebels. Kentucky was a border-state that practiced slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1862. That same year, Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan crossed the Ohio and invaded Indiana because he thought that - because many Hoosiers were "Copperheads" (in sympathy with the South) they would rally to his side and also secede from the Union. Arizona had few inhabitants, but many Southern sympathizers during the first part of the Civil War (a small Union detatchment was sent there to keep that territory in the Union ... How much has REALLY changed Member CommentsAaronSHey McScott. Why don't you take a look at the McMap and tell me if it represents the McConfedercy. Mcbaaaahaaaaahaaaaaa Posted 4 days ago. AaronS*******ww w.bing.co m/images/s earch?q=2012+county+by+county+elecion+may&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=AC92C332676A08D34CF474D77913406804CC1BC4&selectedIndex=1 Does this look like a confederate map? Posted 5 days ago. AaronSI wonder if you put up a count by county map of the 2012 Election results, if that map would look like the 1861-65 confederacy. If you look at that map, what you see is essentially a red country with small sections of blue around major population areas. Take Ohio for instance. The President won OH and its electoral votes despite winning only 14 of 88 counties. Does that mean that OH is part of the old confederacy? The same hold true for IL, CA, OR and WA. Would those states be considered part of the old south? Yes, we are a nation divided by race but it is not just white people doing the dividing. If you want to see the truth, look at churches. Essentially, every race worships with their own kind. What does that say about our country 150 years AFTER the end of the civil war? Posted 6 days ago. mythravereInsightful? No! Anyone who would do harm to our Republic by breaking it up is an enemy of the state. Dont like this nation? Pack your bags and leave. All of this because of a black president. Posted 6 days ago. KunectdotsMaybe those "several Southern states" are chiefly populated with insightful folks that can smell a Liberal crook from a distance, something our Dear "oneill" will NEVER be able to do. Posted 6 days ago. Post a Comment |