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Originally Posted by dyna mo
no, i don't believe that was the reason. because that wasn't the reason. it wasn't to morally protect black slaves. it was to protect the economic and political systems of slavery.
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Lets take your point a step further. To me it was basically economic terrorism against the south knowing full well the necessity of slaves to keep the farms churning which was the majority of their economy.
Cut off slavery, cut off huge parts of the economy, cut off their wealth and power. Thus making it easier to control them and bring them under the Unions umbrella.
Telling the population "we want to go to war to stop other Americans earning potential so we can control them" doesn't have as nice a ring as "liberty and freedom for all".
It is not about the slaves it was and IS always about CONTROL. Especially ECONOMIC CONTROL.