Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man
 Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man
 Originally Posted By: thedoctor
Yeah, considering that the Industrial Revolution in the US didn't happen until after the Civil War, that's a bullshit response.


I was mistaken & admit to being wrong on that point. I thought I had read something to the contrary but I obviously messed up on the history.

you were half right, there was some industrialization in the U.S. before the Civil War, primarily in the northeast.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#United_States


Yes, it was in the textile industry, which was heavily dependent upon the cotton industry of the South. That would infer that it made slavery a more profitable means of labor for the farmers and not make the other way around.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."