The South, ironically enuf, felt the same way you do. It had nothing to do with slaves. It was all about "culture" and "heritage". So let me concede the point and say the conservatives want to rebel, just how, in theory, would they do this?
Coming from you 88.....well, I just have to consider the source. If that's how you feel, that's how you feel.
You also completely share 88's values, so again, I must consider the source. You have already posted content from a racialist website, and an extension of that philosophy is that you believe in a Darwinist economy. Ayn Rand, anyone?
+2 each SS just isn't legitimate. It is outside of federal power as laid out in the Constitution. AND there are writings from the time stating, in certain terms, that only the listed powers are legit.. entitlements aren't one of them. This should be a matter for each State to decide. Some of the founders supported slavery, some did not. The authors of the Constitution knew they could never get it ratified if they made slavery an issue. Jefferson, for one, was aware of his hypocrisy and I believe he released all of his slaves by will, when he died. They left it up to future generations to deal with the problem, it's been dealt with.. let's move the fuck on. Oh and slavery didn't exist here because of the newly formed nation, it was institutionalized by the (British) colonies long before.
oh it's not how I feel, it's a consensus conclusion we are talking about a theory that has been analyzed by thousands and rejected both for its quantitaive predictive power and its logical consistency. Figures you would not know that. You are in intellectual wacko land if you still think the LTV has an merit.
Legally it hasn't been an issue for over 140 yrs , but somehow to lots of african americans they are psychologically stuck there as if they experienced it daily personally. They will not ,cannot move on;nor can they compete & function in a global "information"economy.