Chapter 310: Falling Dominoes
"We actually have to rely on women to help us do things, ah!" McHale said a little embarrassedly, "But as long as we can succeed, we can't care so much now."
"Even if both sides will suffer losses, we should give it a try. Besides, the chances are still very high." Sheffield encouraged his two friends to maintain some confidence. "When this is over, the South will be a peaceful environment again."
The feminist movement of this era actually has some similarities with the Republic. In fact, the degree of male chauvinism is very similar. Dixies are more conservative than Yankees. Women's rights are the greatest in the Great West. Women's rights are the highest in the Great West, and it is also the best place for the feminist movement in the United States. There are many feminist leaders in the northern states, but they only have an impact. The impact of women's rights in the southern states is very low.
Looking at the Republic more than a hundred years later, the data from the Sixth National Population Census showed that the male-female ratio was also distributed in this way. The male-female birth ratio in the sparsely populated western provinces was balanced, while the male-female ratio in the northern provinces was somewhat unbalanced. The ten provinces with a male-female ratio of newborns above 1.2 to 1 were all southern provinces, including Jiangxi with a ratio of 1.3 to 1. There is a reason why the bride price is high.
"Several western states have already recognized women's right to vote. Now it's just a matter of time before the whole country recognizes it. It's not a big problem for us. The black people in the South are the big problem. You can't use both fists to hit people. You have to leave one fist to prevent being beaten, right?"
"If you leave, how are we going to contact the KKK?" Gail asked, pinching his waist. "They won't know about it yet, will they?"
"This is good for us Dixies, but this country is not just about us Dixies, so the fewer people who know about it, the better. When public opinion rises, Conley and his team will have a chance to perform. Although we planned this, at least we should let outsiders see that this is a spontaneous grassroots movement, and it was exposed by feminists and ordinary citizens who participated. The state governments followed public opinion and solved the problem reasonably and legally. I am not in the country, but I have to remind you first."
"Given the economic situation of the black community and their tradition of not respecting the family, we don't need to create false cases to achieve our goal. We can certainly use some small tricks, such as giving black women ten dollars and letting them sue the men who raped them. They will be caught every time. People are greedy, and if a trend is created, it will definitely get out of control. You don't have to do anything at that time, just watch, and the prisons we contract will be overcrowded."
"Women in the feminist movement only know that they are exposing the oppression of black women, Conley and the KKK only know that they are fanning the flames, and the police in various states only know that they are arresting criminals. Every group should do its own thing, and when the time comes, it will not be possible to find fault with us. Who says this incident was planned? It was spontaneous."
If he didn't want to promote state laws in the southern states, he wouldn't even look for allies with vested interests. He would have simply used the women in the feminist movement to light the bomb and run away. No matter what kind of trouble it caused, it wouldn't implicate the United Company anyway.
Sheffield had seen many of these grassroots movements. Once more people participated, a trend was formed. None of them, whether in China or abroad, could escape control. Moreover, the federal government was not strong in that era.
"All rights to interpret the law belong to the Democratic state governments!" Gail smiled brighter than ever before.
"Being behind doesn't necessarily mean you'll get beaten. It all depends on whether I want to beat someone up today!" McHale added, "We can use the law. They won't get away with it this time."
"I have nothing in common with you two bad guys. I'm going to Brazil for inspection." Sheffield looked like he had different ideas and could not work together. This matter had nothing to do with him. He was still a patriotic role model, a conscientious entrepreneur, and a promoter of emerging industries.
This time, in addition to helping Edith Rockefeller build a textile factory, the purpose of this visit to Brazil was to learn about this country, which is known as a future superpower. I wonder if any iron mines have been discovered in Brazil at this time.
Sheffield was definitely not interested in the steel industry, but now that he has a stake in Carnegie Standard Associates, he must pay attention to this raw material production area that has a huge impact on the world's steel industry.
Two friends who had returned from Brazil were willing to share their past connections and solve the troubles Sheffield might encounter. "Jesla, have you finished what you asked me to prepare?"
There are some things that Sheffield can only trust the people in his own company, just like this civil movement. What links should use what forces? These forces shouldn't know about things, so it's more reassuring to have your own people to trust.
A conflict is when there is a give and take, and a one-sided attack is not a conflict, it is bullying. In order to avoid leaving such an impression on the outside world, black people must show resistance, if there is no Sheffield can help them.
"Boss, I told Connor about this. He will design this in Cuba." Jessla nodded, looked at Sheffield with fear, and then fell silent.
"You may think I'm immoral, but this is the fastest way to achieve results. There is always a price to pay for doing things." Sheffield understood that some methods were morally untenable, such as this one.
In order to arouse the common hatred of the enemy, the slave owners could not let the Dixies fall into the moral kidnapping of the Yankees, at least they could not let the Yankees really do it, verbal condemnation was ok. They could only use this despicable method.
Why were the Irish the main force in the anti-Chinese movement? This was definitely because the Irish were also new immigrants and had to face competition from the Chinese. But the most threatening thing was that the Chinese had already started to intermarry with the Irish at that time. This was more useful than any propaganda. Women were almost gone. This was the most direct threat.
So, when Sheffield wanted to humiliate men, he could only think of this method. He planned a rape case. The male protagonist must be a black man, and there cannot be only one. The female protagonist must be a weak, kind and easily deceived white girl, and photos must be left and posted among the people.
The actors were all in their positions, but they all needed to wear hoods, which were in line with the KKK's attire, which could conceal their identities and inspire the KKK's hatred, killing two birds with one stone. Of course, the final act was to kill the witnesses, so it was appropriate to do this in Cuba and say that it happened in the United States.
When the time comes, we will distribute the photos of the atrocities to the public and see what effect it has.
When Edith Rockefeller came to New Orleans and Sheffield boarded the ship to Brazil, gossip about the two began to appear. This was also the slave owner's way of distancing himself from the matter and creating the illusion that he was very busy and had nothing to do with it. He even arranged two night soil collectors to follow him and report on the matter.
"What's the tonnage of this ship? Is it safe? Are there any problems with the route?" After boarding the ship and seeing the shadow of New Orleans slowly fading away, Sheffield began to ask random questions.
"Why are you so timid? More than a hundred people are following you with guns. What are you afraid of?" Edith Rockefeller's mood for hanging out with her adulterer was ruined by this.
"Safety is the most important thing. I have a fear of the deep sea!" Sheffield answered righteously. He said that one should be especially cautious with the bad guys, otherwise why would he have spent so much effort? Those who drowned were all able to swim.
On the surface, everything in the United States had nothing to do with Sheffield's departure, but from the moment he left the port by ship, all preparations had begun and the first domino had fallen.
The feminist activists in the North, just like the Yankees who stole slaves from the South through the Underground Railroad thirty years ago, had the same noble mission of "I'm doing this for your own good" and took money to go deep into various parts of the South to learn about the living conditions of black women. The more they learned about these women activists, the more shocked they were.
If they felt that they were in dire straits before, then these black women who were out of the sight of many people were simply living in hell. Unlike the hypocrisy of slave owners, some of these women activists who showed up in public were truly kind. They might have done it for money at the beginning, but now they really hope to help these poor black women sincerely.
Many feminist activists who have spoken with black women have been shocked to hear about the atrocities these black women have faced while growing up, and that black men have no sense of family and often walk away afterwards.
It was as if a new world had opened up to these feminist activists, and now they were extremely curious to know if all black people were like this.
"There are good and bad people in all groups!" The white young man's answer made the feminist activists feel relieved, but they immediately realized that they were overthinking it. The young man changed the subject and said, "Even among black people, there are good people. Most men are like this, but definitely not all."
This answer shocked everyone. If most black people are like this, it at least means that most black women live like this because their spouses are black men. Or maybe they don’t have spouses because many of them don’t get married.
Although the largest slave owner made a plan to go abroad, two other slave owners in New Orleans have been following up on this matter. "Like William said, these feminist activists can also be used. We should guide them into the most dangerous places, the black communities full of violent criminals."
"No, we can't do this. There's no contrast in a community that's full of black people. We should find the intersection of white and black communities so that we can compare them more easily." McHale shook his head in opposition to Gail's proposal. "Communities that are full of black people will also make it more difficult for us to follow up."
(End of this chapter)
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