Orange_Juice
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- Jul 24, 2008
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Depends on your definition of "start." Did the South fire the first shot? Yes. To eject US military forces from South Carolina. Was the South the aggressor that declared war? No.
Did the North bring about events in government deemed unacceptable by the Southern states that precipitated their secession? Yes.
The South believed that the "experiment" called the United States no longer suited its best interest nor need, and believed they had every right to leave as freely as they entered and NO legislation at the time precluded such.
On the premise that the South did NOT have that right, the US militarily invaded the states declared "in rebellion."
There are lies here alright. I agree with that. What I'm sure we don't agree on is who is doing the lying.
Wanna share what those "events" were?