Hutch Starskey
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They were wrong, the reason they left was because of a perceived threat to Slavery when in fact they had as much clout in the Congress as they did BEFORE lincoln was elected and a President alone could not change the Constitution nor state laws. They were worried that 20 years down the line Free States would out number the slave states enough to effect slavery, and instead of fighting politically to prevent that they instead cut their own throats and ended slavery in 3 years not 20.To me Confederate flags honor family members who died honorably fighting bravely for a good cause.
Fighting against the United States of America and in support of maintaining slavery is a good cause?
The simple fact is that the South wanted to self govern. You can argue the reason they wanted to self govern until the cows come home, it really doesn't matter. They no longer recognized the authority of Washington DC just as the USA no longer recognized the authority of the Crown 80 years prior.
To state their cause was "wrong" is to state our cause was wrong in 1776, because they only difference is the USA won it's war for independence.
*Sigh* Read the post again - the REASON is irrelevant. They wanted independence and they fought for it. Same as we did in 1776. If they were "wrong", so were we.You all obviously want that to be the case. That's what the lost cause bullshit was meant to do. To change the narrative.the REASON is irrelevant.
Its not irrelevant. Not at all.
The reason, the self stated reason by the confederate states, is exactly why those monuments and statues are being removed.
Do people have the right to self-determination or not?
Apparently the negros didn't.Do people have the right to self-determination or not?