Ha, compare the huevos of today’s government to those of 150 years ago. How many hussein lovers would sign up to save the union? Heck, they couldn’t be bothered to get out of Dodge during Katrina or Sandy. They were dumpster diving five minutes after the winds died down and whining the bottled water wasn’t properly chilled. Sure, bring it on!
You have good points, the folks of 150 years ago were the rugged individual types capable of enduring hardship and living off the land.
The libs of today are crowded in small areas and totally dependent on one level of government or another for their mere existence. Being libs, few are armed and cannot think on their own, let alone figure out how to get the toilet to flush or feed themselves in a crisis. These people would unknowingly be the fifth column that would keep much of the federal forces busy.
Now the folks in the red states more closely resemble those of 150 years ago. Well armed, more apt to be self sufficient in a crisis.