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All-In [49175]
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PBS "Reconstruction" highly recommended.
Apr 10, 2019, 10:32 AM
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I must admit that for a long time I bought into the revisionist history about Southern Heritage etc. But I have learnt a lot in recent years, and though I'm not about to go for restitution or judge everything that happened long ago by current standards, it's clear that a whole lot was done in the South, and other places, that just wasn't right. I watched this show last night, it's great. No telling when it comes on in your area. As a side note, things were worser in many places than in SC.
https://www.pbs.org/show/reconstruction-america-after-civil-war/
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That period of time has certainly been romanticized
Apr 10, 2019, 10:36 AM
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by many in the south.
But we weren't there, and can't help what happened. Hell, I'm here now and can't help what happens.
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Re: That period of time has certainly been romanticized
Apr 10, 2019, 12:04 PM
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Recent mention of reparations got me wondering if all those deaded yanquis need a share also?
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I'd be happy to accept, on behalf of all northerners that
Apr 10, 2019, 1:56 PM
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have been deaded for 155 years.
Just paypal my tmail, kthxbye
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(insert damyankee joke here)***
Apr 10, 2019, 3:32 PM
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Re: will do
Apr 10, 2019, 10:52 AM
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almost needing its own thread, I started watching "Our Planet" from Netflix. New documentary with Attenborough commentating. Pretty gruesome stuff at times, and heavy investment into telling the audience we're effing up the planet. But, a good watch if you like such things. I have enjoyed the first 3 episodes.
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I read about the walrus scene this morning
Apr 10, 2019, 1:53 PM
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do not want
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Re: I read about the walrus scene this morning
Apr 10, 2019, 2:45 PM
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That was horrible!
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Do they talk about the Lost Cause at all?
Apr 10, 2019, 10:55 AM
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I have recently finished The Soul of America and it has a chapter about the Reconstruction era. Highly recommend that book - it is quite good.
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yes they do. Implied that whole concept was swallowed whole
Apr 10, 2019, 11:30 AM
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by Southerners to some degree, to this very day. Revisionist history kicked in starting at Appomattox, and a very thorough job was done.
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Re: I have heard it said
Apr 10, 2019, 12:01 PM
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That Southern women, bitter about the suffering and hardship, were primarily the reason for perpetuating the hatred. The soldiers seemed to let things go a little easier.
From sitting around the family gatherings as a child, there could be some basis to this argument.
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how does it portray the carpetbaggers?
Apr 10, 2019, 1:39 PM
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and what about the carpet munchers?
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Oculus Spirit [83125]
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Just capitalism at it’s worst. The carpet baggers
Apr 10, 2019, 2:07 PM
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were kind of like Irish Travellers.
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Caught a bit of it last night
Apr 10, 2019, 7:51 PM
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Told grouchingwife I didn't want to watch it because I didn't want to hear about my home state getting trashed. Of course, being Arizonian, she states it was about improvements being made. This was not an argument I was getting into.
Watched about a half hour or so, including the part about the guy from Beaufort that became a State Rep then State Senator (his name escapes me).
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I thought SC came out portrayed better than other states.
Apr 10, 2019, 10:47 PM
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in general, and in interviews, and in actions/results of those politicians of the time.
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