Scamp
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Yes, you can draw parallels to the American Revolution and the Civil War
Morally, it is not even close
The colonialists revolted because they were denied a vote, denied representation, denied self determination
The South had all that. The South revolted because they saw an eventual end to their beloved slavery. They created a nation where 40 percent of its population was in bondage
The Confederacy was an abomination unworthy of honoring
It may not be worth "honoring" but there's certainly no need to tear every remebrcnce of it down either. And in fact, there's no need to likewise honor the North, who only viewed through rose colored glasses can you believe it was all about ending slavery. It absolutely was not. Early on, Lincoln would have gladly allowed slavery to continue if the south remained in the Union.
IMO, it would have been a much more noble cause to go to war expressly for the reason of ending slavery.
Killing people because they wanted their own country, despite their reasons, was truly evil IMO and for me I will never view Lincoln as a heroic figure in American history. In fact for me, I put him up their with other tyrants. Yes I know I'm in the extreme minority, but I really don't care.
Lincoln was a Tyrant. You are correct. If knowing the truth about history makes someone an extreme minority that's kind of pitiful.