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Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« on: August 11, 2011, 06:50:18 AM »
Strange as it may seem, the smartest man ever to occupy the White House wrote a passage in his book, Audacity of Hope, that shows his blissful  lack of knowledge of one of the most pivotal  incidents in American History...the Civil War from 1861-1865.

 At p. 55 of Audacity of Hope, Obama writes:

“In every society (and in every individual), these twin strands-the individualistic and the communal, autonomy and solidarity- are in tension and it has been one of the blessings of America that the circumstances of our nation’s birth allowed us to negotiate these tensions better than most.  We did not have to go through any of the violent upheavals that Europe was forced to endure as it shed its feudal past. Our passage from an agricultural to an industrial society was eased by the sheer size of the continent, vast tracts of land and abundant resources that allowed new immigrants to continually remake themselves.” 

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 The American Civil War (1861-1865) lasted four years, destroyed half of the country and claimed 600,000  American lives.  It was by most standards a very “violent upheaval.”   More evidence that this imposter is a phoney  empty suit without even the most basic knowledge of his adopted country.

 

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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 06:57:42 AM »
A lot of people bought into his nonsense so I imagine those same people are just as ignorant.
I'm sure he knows about it but with his arrogance, he chose to ignore it.
he has no respect for the history of this country and wants to rewrite history beginning with 2008.
what a dolt.
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 08:08:15 AM »
I'm thinking that maybe this should get moved to the Politics sub-forum.
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2011, 09:15:23 AM »
I'm thinking that maybe this should get moved to the Politics sub-forum.
lol,  I get political about everything.
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2011, 09:54:11 AM »
I'm thinking that maybe this should get moved to the Politics sub-forum.
lol,  I get political about everything.

Even if no one else had replied, I would have said that.  The initial post has the potential to swing wide of the scope of this sub-forum.  And seems nothing but a direct political and personal attack on the POTUS. 

It is one thing to discuss in general the failings of the recent education system in teaching about The War, it is quite another to bring up current politics with the name of the current POTUS. 
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2011, 10:20:58 AM »
I'm sure a mod would move it fi asked by the op.
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2011, 03:09:49 PM »
The ACW resulted in a newfound sense of freedom in America.  Obama is about control. Of course he omits the war for southern independence.
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2011, 03:48:56 PM »
Obama is a psuedo Intellectual, A.K.A. a moron.
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2011, 05:24:02 PM »
No big surprise there. I doubt that theres much taught about our civil war in kenya. POWDERMAN.  :o :o
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Re: Obama Never Heard of the US Civil War
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2011, 06:01:38 PM »
I've never heard of a civil war either you can call it "The war between the States"  or "The war against Yankee aggression ", but there wern't nothin civil about it. ;)
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