One thing I believe strongly  is that  RR became  an outstanding leader due in part to his ability to not only think clearly,  but to act wisely, thus he remained calm, measured his words carefully, and  first and foremost, never over-reacted.  No way would he have allowed a few nasties to be the deciding factor of how he judged an event... particularly one that was important to a large number of American citizens.  It's pretty obvious the man was not only a great President, he was a good politician in the finest sense of the word.

--Joanne



[log in to unmask] wrote: "Slavery is opposed to the free market.  Since I believe that  capitalism is, 
on the whole, a good thing, I believe that slavery is a morally  bad and 
inefficient way to organize an economy.  Thus, the end of slavery  is cause for 
celebration for anyone who believes in the free market.  Its  an affirmation of 
capitalist economics."

There are those who propose that Africa didn't become "educated" in free  
market capitalism until its merchants (African) gained experience in the slave  
markets with Europeans.  
 
"Slavery is opposed to self-government.  If you believe in the  capacity of 
individuals to make meaningful choices for themselves, then you also  must 
believe that slavery is a terrible thing.  As a libertarian, I  celebrate the end 
of slavery as a victory for freedom and for the classical  liberal principles 
in which I believe."
 
I agree, except the collection and marketing of slaves in Africa could not  
have taken place without the consent and imprimatur of the "governments" and  
"political systems" in control of the African cultures at the times of the 
slave  trade.  It was democracy in the Western cultures, and ultimately the  
European/Christian colonization of Africa, that ultimately killed off the slave  
trade.
 
"Slavery is opposed to Protestant, and especially to Reformed,  Christianity. 
 Martin Luther's principle of "Sola Scriptura" requires that  Christians be 
able to read.  Slavery functioned most efficiently when the  slaves could not 
read, and as a rule radically retarded the spread of literacy  among the slave 
population.  Since I am a Protestant Christian, I see in  the abolition of 
slavery a powerful victory for Christianity."
 
I agree.  It was Christianity that forced the end of the heathen trade  in 
slaves that had been carried on for centuries, and continues to be carried  on, 
by the Africans.
 
"Indeed, I will venture to go further.  If you reject the values that  
Juneteenth celebrates, you are also rejecting the honorable and decent values  for 
which Ronald Reagan stood. "
 
No.  RR was perhaps our greatest American president.   He would not have been 
very supportive of a "celebration" that resulted in  racial violence.
 
J South 








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