[wagglebee]

If you believe that your pet moralizing hobbyhorses justify the deaths of 600K of your countrymen (the equivalent of 6 million today if you account for US population size) and the economic ruin of half of our nation, we have nothing to talk about.

Do you believe that 3.5 MILLION lives are worth fighting for?

Can you tell me EXACTLY how many lives are worth fighting for?

I do find it quite odd that you dismiss opposition to slavery as "moralizing hobbyhorses", that sounds like something one would here at Stormfront or a Ron/Rand Paul rally.

Let me ask you this, is slavery inherently evil and morally indefensible? YES or NO.

[DiogenesLamp]

Let me ask you this, is slavery inherently evil and morally indefensible? YES or NO.

Let me ask you this, Is forcing people to stay in a government which no longer serves their interests morally indefensible? YES or NO.

It certainly was for the founders.