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Weekend Update
May. 30th, 2011 08:44 pmSo, last Memorial Day weekend, I'm pretty sure I just hid in the house complaining about the heat wave that rolled through to spoil my plans to hit the World Steam Expo.
( In which Mark goes offline for a weekend )
I had something to say about the Civil War and the skeevy parts of reenactments and celebrations, but I doubt anyone cares. I'll just say this: yes, the war was about slavery. Really. If you don't believe me, go read the text of the actual Articles of Secession passed by the rebel states. It was, current popular opinion to the contrary, about keeping dark-skinned human beings as property. There was more to it, but that was indeed the core issue. So sorry if that spoils the romance.
( In which Mark goes offline for a weekend )
I had something to say about the Civil War and the skeevy parts of reenactments and celebrations, but I doubt anyone cares. I'll just say this: yes, the war was about slavery. Really. If you don't believe me, go read the text of the actual Articles of Secession passed by the rebel states. It was, current popular opinion to the contrary, about keeping dark-skinned human beings as property. There was more to it, but that was indeed the core issue. So sorry if that spoils the romance.
