Well Said Kevin. Mr. South has a bad case of, "Those People they..., with 
negative comments at the end.  This board has so much information and a 
closed mind will not get fed.

Anita.


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>Subject: Re: Juneteenth
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:49:15 -0400
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>Such a sad attitude.
>
>Solely on ideological lines, I find celebration of the end of slavery to be 
>a very good thing.
>
>Here is why:
>
>Slavery is opposed to the free market.  Since I believe that capitalism is, 
>on the whole, a good thing, I believe that 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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>Slavery is opposed to the dignity and freedom of the individual subjected 
>to it.  As someone who believes in human freedom, liberty, and God-given 
>natural rights, I find slavery repugnant to the core principles of American 
>government.  As an American, then, I think it is right and appropriate to 
>celebrate emancipation, and the abolition of slavery.
>
>Now I find it strange, indeed bizarre, that anyone who seems to identify 
>with the ideology of Ronald Reagan, or of the Republican party, would 
>condemn memorialization of emancipation as "Politically Correct."
>
>If what it means to be "Politically Correct" is to be in favor of 
>capitalism, free markets, self-government, small government, rugged 
>individualism, Reformed Christianity, natural rights, self-determination, 
>ordered liberty, and the United States Constitution, then by all means 
>count me in.  If *that* is what it means to be politically correct, then I 
>am all for political correctness.
>
>As to what Mr. South is for--its hard to say.  He seems to reject the 
>things I think are most valuable about the American way of life.  Since the 
>things I identify above are generally considered to be conservative values, 
>I have to conclude that Mr. South is a liberal.
>
>All best,
>Kevin
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:12:34 EDT
> >From: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Juneteenth
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >Just another PC contrived "holiday" or "celebration" along the lines of
> >Kwanzaa.
> >
> >J South
> >
> >
> >
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>Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D.
>Department of History
>James Madison University

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