caitydee8 Jun 2004

I didn't say that the civil war was related to Ronald Reagan, what I said was, that seeing the sign reminded me of the CAUSES of the civil war, primarily the lack of common interests between the regions, the majority of churches split in the 1850's and the demise of the whig and the split that occured within the Democratic party at the convention of 1860 meant that regional parties and regional interests became more important in the lives of individuals, so that there was no common ground or connection between a farmer in the south and a worker in the North, the civil society and other factors that had kept the country together were no longer there. The country's response to the death of Reagan shows that today, our government and probably more importantly, our civil society is what unities us and maintains one country rather than allowing us to splinter into different groups. Thats what I was saying. While there are so many differences between us there are some similarities, I was just describing what happened to me yesterday as I was driving around town and thats what I was thinking of.