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Hours after declining to do so, Nikki Haley said on Thursday morning that she believed slavery was, indeed, the cause of the Civil War. She suggested that the person who had asked her the question the night before was a “Democratic plant.”
“Well, two things on this track. I mean, of course, the Civil War was about slavery. We know that, that’s the easy part of it,” the former South Carolina governor told The Pulse of NH — News Talk Radio Network. “What I was saying was, what does it mean to us today? What it means to us today is about freedom. That’s what that was all about. It was about individual freedom. It was about economic freedom. It was about individual rights. Our goal is to make sure, no, we never go back to the stain of slavery.”
“It was definitely a Democrat plant,” said Haley. “That’s why I said, what does it mean to you? And if you notice, he didn’t answer anything. The same reason he didn’t tell the reporters what his name was.”
Haley’s comments came the morning after she was asked specifically what she thought was the cause of the Civil War, to which she responded that it was “how government was going to run” that sparked the deadliest war in U.S. history.
“I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are,” Haley added. “And I will always stand by the fact that I think government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people.”
@PollingPoultryDemocrat5mos5MO
She could have just said slavery was the cause of the Civil War.
@GrassrootsThrushe5mos5MO
States rights ability to maintain slavery
@PollingPoultryDemocrat5mos5MO
Yes, slavery was one of the issue, also expansion of territory and independence. It just wasn't about slavery alone.
@R3volutionJeffRepublican5mos5MO
@CrushedDelegateGreen5mos5MO
"Short answer: slavery. Long answer is a bit more complicated but yeah...slavery." - easiest answer ever lol
@H0u5ePantherPatriot5mos5MO
She could have said “I’m focused on 2025, not 1861. Let’s talk about America’s future.” If she’d then listed the priorities of a Haley Administration, she’d give voters a reason to support her.
Now she’s going to hear gotcha questions because she’s an easy get.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution5mos5MO
I revile Nikki Haley, but on this one I cannot blame her. The war was about States' Rights mainly, not slavery. Five slave states remained in the Union, and Lincoln made it clear he was invading the South to "preserve the Union." The Southernors had every right to secede and they were the ones fighting for government by the people and for the people. Lincoln wanted to use brute force to coerce them into remaining in the union so they would pay tariffs.
States' rights to do what? What right, specifically, were they fighting for?
@Patriot-#1776Constitution4mos4MO
Let me provide you with a little background on the subject. On May 15th, 1776, Virginia declared itself a fully independent, sovereign republic outside of British influence. 12 other states voluntarily followed, and in the declaration of Independence, made clear that "These united States (that's not a type and in the original) are, and of right ought to be, free an independent states ... and that as free and independent states, they may do all acts & things which free and independent states may of right do." Each state was understood not as a province, county, or parish,… Read more
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