Who won the civil war

[kwhizz]

Is $18 Trillion more than $9 Trillion.......???????

[Keith Seymore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is $18 Trillion more than $9 Trillion.......??????? </div></div>

At the point does it even matter?

No winners in my family during the &quot;Recent Unpleasantness&quot;. Missouri was a border state, so my grandfather's grandfather fought for the Confederacy; his brother fought for the Union.

The 3rd Missouri Cavalry (CSA) and 5th Missouri infantry (USA) met and fought against each other at the battles of Vicksburg and at Shiloh. The two brothers lived through the war and never spoke to each other again. In fact, that is why my name is spelled like it is (&quot;Seymore&quot; vs the more traditional &quot;Seymour&quot: my relatives changed the spelling so as to not be associated with their estranged Yankee relatives.

K

[mockingbird812]

Keith - That is some impressive (tragic too) family history, fortunately, passed down through the years. It is important that a family doesn't lose sight of this stuff.

[427TJ]

Just a reminder from Mr. Clary, posted waaay back in 2007:

&quot;Some of you might like this and some might not. There is getting to be too much political commenting and it is detracting from what this web site is about. We all have different political views and that is every Americans right but this web site is about cars and a nice place to get away from the world of politics. Starting now, any political posts will be deleted. Please understand that even though what you post might be approved by others in your thread, there are many other readers that are distancing themselves from the threads and site because of the political banter. One goal of this site is to bring us lovers of Supercars together, not get us into political arguments.&quot;

[427TJ]

Reasonable people can be reasonable and there are many reasonable folks here on the Ynet. This forum is actually the most &quot;grown up&quot; of the several car forums I watch. Problem is, the Internet first destroys our ability to remain reasonable and then a simple discussion thread becomes a sudden mud-slide into hell. Pretty soon, slamming my **** in a car door (hilarious, by the way) seems like the only reasonable thing left to do!

Yes, sometimes I can't help it either. SLAM! &quot;D'OH!!!&quot;

[earntaz]

LOL -- X2 ... slam dunk it!

Back to important topics -- like rides!

[427TJ]

&quot;The brain is the new appendix. You just don't need your brain.&quot;

Dennis Miller

[MosportGreen66]

Ok sure the video is startling but guys come on! I'm not one to question to the apathy of my fellow generation comrades but look at the sample size of the video. How do we know the editors did not cherry pick the goofs who got the questions wrong? Basic rules of economics - how can we trust statistical proof when the population sample size is small and controlled?

Listen, I won't argue that some of the folk in the video are ignorant and need history lessons about as fast as they need their TVs removed, but to condem the president, the state of TX, and entire future of the American from a 4 minute video taped by a political science major seems a tad drastic. You simply cannot be serious in using that video as a lens to view the USA. Come on!

Dan

[m22mike]

Good point Dan, they don't show us the ones who may have answered correctly.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[69 Post Sedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok sure the video is startling but guys come on! I'm not one to question to the apathy of my fellow generation comrades but look at the sample size of the video. How do we know the editors did not cherry pick the goofs who got the questions wrong? Basic rules of economics - how can we trust statistical proof when the population sample size is small and controlled?

Listen, I won't argue that some of the folk in the video are ignorant and need history lessons about as fast as they need their TVs removed, but to condem the president, the state of TX, and entire future of the American from a 4 minute video taped by a political science major seems a tad drastic. You simply cannot be serious in using that video as a lens to view the USA. Come on!

Dan </div></div>

Very well said Dan.

On a side note, maybe we shouldn't be cutting back on our school systems like they are in Wisconsin. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]

Kurt