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To: KonKilo who wrote (13)1/27/2003 3:06:42 PM
From: Kenneth Kirk  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 341
 
Fascinating article.

But when can secession ever be justified, under that view? The colonies which revolted against George III, included many Tories who preferred to remain under the crown. The countries which fought free of Yugoslavia in recent years had among them sizeable minorities of Serbs who wanted to stay in the union. The "constituent republics" who left the Soviet Union had large Russian populations among them.

Today the Kurds, Tatars, Karellians, Chechens, and many others want to secede from their keepers. What are the criteria we should apply? Is it based on oppression of the minority? Violence by the controlling nation? What?



To: KonKilo who wrote (13)1/27/2003 3:36:31 PM
From: KonKilo  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 341
 
Here is Jefferson Davis, saying farewell to the US Senate. According to him, it was all about slavery. He ought to have known.

Oh yeah, he was hardcore.

Notice though, my posts have examined the idea of why the ordinary Southerner took up arms.

I don't think I'll ever understand the leaders, but I hope to learn more about the average Confederate's motivations.


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