Just a few minutes ago, I came across something that made me so mad that I had hot tears pricking at the back of my eyes. Anyone that knows me well knows that I DO NOT cry.
Go check this link out and come on back. I’ll wait here.
Why people? WTF!? It’s called coincidence. How about I go find data that is not at all correlated and make graphs? Do people even care about the enormity of the statement they’re making when they write comments like “these pictures speak for themselves,” “Amazing,” or the sardonic “Oh, how far we’ve come…” Is everyone so blinded by blue and red that they can’t even look at the data scientifically to come to the conclusion that it’s bullshit?
Can I note that territories were probably technically “open to slavery” because they had no official organized government? In 1865, most territories were the home of the Wild West and vigilante justice.
Perhaps we should also consider the populations of the territories in 1865 — Montana had approximately 30,000 and Nebraska Territory as a whole couldn’t have had a population of more than 100,000. Why does this matter? Because the current population of these lands is now made up of people that travelled from the east (yes, that means the northeast) and from foreign countries to settle in the plains. Territory borders didn’t close in 1865 and we’re all now descendents of the 1865 population.
Although those that find some sort of message in the linked graphs might like to think so. I mean anything’s possible when you throw logic and statistical data to the wind.
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1 Kristian // Nov 12, 2004 at 11:41 am
Amen! I clicked on the link and went to that site before reading on as you instructed. I almost didn’t return because I thought you supported that sickness. However, being the open and fair minded person I am, I decided to hear your take on it. Needless to say, I was pleased with what I read. It’s just proof you see what you want to see and can mold things into the shapes you want them. Why not say in reality, it’s Californian’s and Kerry who are the real slave traders…try this on…