RE: [DL] Freeing the Slaves

["Mark Chiddicks" <Mark.Chiddicks@descisys.com>]

You may well be right. The only truth is that neither of us know for sure. I do know that many Southern politicians thought arming the slaves would be lunacy. I am however utterly certain that the vast majority of slaves wished to be free - you seem to doubt that.

-----Original Message-----
From: Wes Anderson [mailto:wes.anderson@lucasfilm.com]
Sent: Friday, 2 August 2002 9:04 a.m.
To: 'deadlands@gamerz.net'
Subject: RE: [DL] Freeing the Slaves 


I don't think you have a very good knowledge of the human psyche. Most
people given real world scenarios will gladly take a life of slavery over
one of pure chaos. As long as food is on the table and a house is over your
head its not that hard to take an occasional beating or a master. Ask any
country with a dictator. Their is a reason impoverished countries tend to
move toward totalitarian regimes. And for the same reason, I think agree
that a freed slave is likely to still see the north as an enemy.

After all look what did happen to them all after they were "free". I don't
expect you to agree, hell I know you won't. And I have no idea if you have
kids, but if you do consider this: Would you bow down and take a beating if
you new that it was the only sure way your kids were not going to starve to
death?



-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Chiddicks [mailto:Mark.Chiddicks@descisys.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 1:57 PM
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: [DL] Freeing the Slaves 


Slaves were not Southerners, they just lived in the same place.

You have a very rose-tinted view of slavery, thats all I can say.


-----Original Message-----
From: Munch Wolf [mailto:munchwolf@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2002 6:55 p.m.
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: [DL] Freeing the Slaves 



> From: Mark.Chiddicks@descisys.com
> 
> Not really. Had the number of blacks in the CSA army
> ever risen to a significant percentage, they would
> simply have turned around, killed their officers and
> hastened a Union victory - why would former slaves
> be willing to die for their masters?
> 

Sorry I don't see it.  Nationalism is a strong force. 
The ex-slaves are Southeners born and bred, why would
they help the Union?

-MW

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