Neo-Confederate Origins of Today's Tea Party Movement

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

It's hard to say for certain that slavery would have phased itself out. We will never know whether that would have happened. The very changes that occured after the Civil War, like the growth of iron and steel in TN and Alabama, the building of textiles in the south rather then in New England, etc etc wouldn't have been possible with the economy dominated by slave plantations. And slave power controlled most of the state governments, and crafted laws that sought to preserve it. Including the forced conscription of people to join posse's to chase runaways down.

What is certain is that the votes to eliminate it would have been present by 1900 in both houses. The problem with voting it out of existance is that it would be a vote to bring immediate economic depression since in the south, slaves were assets on a balance sheet. If those assets vanished, well you can imagine what would happen. This potential would likely cause just enough Senators to vote no on abolition to keep slavery in place. Simply because the political effects of the resulting economic dislocations would be too much to handle.


Anything is possible, but I think just like there is the possibility of it being destroyed on it's own, there is just as much chance of it having continued to 1900 and beyond.

Over supply of slaves wouldn't destroy slavery. It would lead to it's extention because of the drop in price. A severe shortage that would make it cheaper to employ freeman then hold slaves in bondage would have been necessary for slavery to have collapsed by market forces.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I disagree. I think the roots of both the tea party and modern liberalism can be found in New England, just as much as it can be found in the south or anywheres else. Modern election results mean nothing, especially when you consider the demographic changes in New England.

But the desire for local control and independence, fiscal frugality, religious fervor, social authoritarianism, and suspiciouns towards other groups that don't look the same, talk the same or think the same.

Sounds like Puritanical New England to me.

Of course there is not a single voting precinct left in New England that is dominated by such group politically speaking, so of course you don't see a presence in modern day New England by the TP.