08-16-2005, 11:18 AM
Kaan is right - slavery was not the main cause of the Civil War. The emancipation proclamation never "freed" the slaves like they teach you in elementary school. The North won out, and their view of anti slavery became imposed on the lesser South. Simple case of a stronger majority imposing its rules.
Other times the opposite has happened - the majority does not always win. The fundamentalist movement in Iran and the Taliban in Afghanistan are great examples.
The majority is not always right, the minority is not always right - again with the grays we encounter.
And the world continues to turn.
EDIT: My point is that basing what is right or wrong off what the majority imposes is an ignorant way to look at morality and truth.
Other times the opposite has happened - the majority does not always win. The fundamentalist movement in Iran and the Taliban in Afghanistan are great examples.
The majority is not always right, the minority is not always right - again with the grays we encounter.
And the world continues to turn.
EDIT: My point is that basing what is right or wrong off what the majority imposes is an ignorant way to look at morality and truth.
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.
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2012 Ford Mustang
1995 BMW 540i/A
1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD