Virginia is for haters, part 2
In Virginia, the two large churches are voting on whether they want to report to the powerful archbishop of Nigeria, Peter Akinola, an outspoken opponent of homosexuality who supports legislation in his country that would make it illegal for gay men and lesbians to form organizations, read gay literature or eat together in a restaurant.
Well, that about sums it up. The protestation by many on the side of secession that it is not about hatred and oppression rings as false as those of many Southerners that “it’s not about slavery.” It’s not entirely about oppression, but it is predominantly about fear and hatred, and aligning oneself with a lunatic only re-enforces this perception.
Mr Akinola has obsessed himself with the amassing of power globally while his nation’s people suffer, HIV/AIDS screams out of control, and corruption on a terrifying level undermines the future of any Nigerian man, woman or child.
It’s obviously the gay’s fault.
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Hence my point that saying “it’s not about slavery” is a lie. It was partially about it. It was about many things. It was also not a noble thing on the part of the South, though you wouldn’t know that from driving through most of the deep south, where the War of Northern Aggression is still a point of contention, and pride of a bizarre sort.
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Uh, it wasn’t about slavery, at least not entirely. The true debate was over fundamental states rights and economics, though slavery was a flash point. Lincoln didn’t issue the emancipation proclamation until he needed a way to keep England and France from being able to support the south.
That’s not to say slavery and bigotry of any kind are good, just that the civil war wasn’t really all that noble.