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The south was in a state of pique with the election of Lincoln and spontaneously chose to rebel against the new leader. There was no negotiation, no compromise, no appeal to the rule of law. The south's first option was war.

There was negotiation. Lincoln is the one that chose not to continue it.

So I get it. They blew up some rocks and made a bunch of bang bang sounds in the vicinity of Union troops occupying a fortress right smack in the middle of one of their major cities. Nobody got killed, but the Union thought it was worth sending a 40,000 man invasion force.

It is as though a drunk got slapped, and responds by shooting the slapper. It was a completely disproportionate response, but we HAD to get revenge for that Fort. We got 600,000 worth of dead men for it, plus God only knows what loss of treasure and talent.

And we fully established the principle of the Hotel California. You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave!

Now Fedzilla is killing us all, and Mr rockrr thinks we have all consented to be members of a suicide pact.

More like a cult, I think.

Baltimore beckons.