File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_1999/anarchy-list.9912, message 915


From: Chaos912-AT-aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 02:32:57 EST
Subject: Re: anarchist community


In a message dated 12/28/99 1:19:25 AM Central Standard Time, 
daspimp-AT-hotmail.com writes:

<< Ok, first of all, i believe we need 2 check our facts here.  The tax 
Thoreau 
 refused 2 pay was a poll tax supporting slavery.  He refused 2 pay it so was 
 thrown in2 jail >>


Actually his reasoning was more towards the Mexican war.  It did have alot to 
do with slavery as the government was fighting for the territory in order to 
add on the the # of slave states it had.  It was his aunt Louisa that paid 
the fine eventually, but he did want to stay in jail.  The tax collecter, 
though told him that he couldn't allow him to stay in jail with no charges 
against him.  In the book Thoreau is quoted as saying "I am cursed with the 
charity of my mother's sister," but I'm sure the quotes are not aqurate.
Wussy Assed Chaos

   

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