“Your land’’? America belongs to Americans, from all points on the compass. “Invading’’? Seems to me you guys opened fire first. Well, the South lost it’s ill-conceived gamble anyway and that’s a good thing.
Yep. We wanted out own country, and felt, as we had freely entered into a compact, we could freely leave. Lots of Yankees felt the same way, which is why Lincoln had to resort to draconian measures IN THE NORTH.
We had a disagreement, we lost. But we opened fire on people in our country, that we wanted gone. Nothing to apologize for there
Yes. Invading. The North invaded the South. They pillaged and plundered, burned, raped and killed.
Seems to me you guys opened fire first
Yes. Lincoln said he would take his men from Fort Sumter. Instead they sat there for a long time. The city or Charleston even provided the folks at the fort with food while they waited for federal ships to come take them away. Instead, Lincoln went back on his word and instead sent more men and arms to reinforce the fort. Only then did the south fire on the ships and the fort. Yeah. The South started it all. Sure.
the South lost...and that’s a good thing.
No it isn't. But I suppose if the colonists had lost the war with Britain that would have been a good thing too. After all, big government is what is important. We can't let people go off and create their own new government of the people, by the people, and for the people. No. We must save big government. Never mind the principles in the declaration of independence that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed (if the governed don't consent, the government has no just power over them). And the principle that whenever any government proves destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and institute new government. We can't bother with all those old fashioned principles. Big government, whether governing with the consent of the people or not, must be preserved!
“that’s a good thing.”
The North has done such a good job since then. /s