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the Union invasion

I guess this is a reference to the USA's invasion of the USA.

The only part that I don't understand about all of this is the motive. What is the point of taking up the cause of the Confederacy, a cause that is crippled by the stain of slavery? We can't change the outcome of the Civil War and, even if we could, the vast majority of people in this country (and in every section of this country) have no desire to change the outcome. The people of this country are anti-slavery and are grateful to Lincoln and the Union for ending it (whether or not ending slavery was the original intention).

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why some people have such a difficult time at least accepting the parts of our history that they might not like. I am not happy that slavery was legal in our country for an extensive period of time in our history, but I accept it. Nobody is happy with every part of our history.

I can't help but think that there are some people who look to the outcome of the Civil War as a source of personal excuses for an inability to succeed in the USA. Are there people who believe that their lives are screwed up because the Union was preserved? Are there people who believe that they would experience more success in a Confederate States of America? If so, I would suggest that they look around the world and see if they can find a better place to live. I feel very lucky to have been born in the USA. I have had opportunities here that I would not have had in any other country in the world. We are so lucky.

If a person cannot succeed here in the USA, where would you expect them to succeed? Everyone who participated in the Civil War is now dead. None of those people play a role in our successes and failures today. I think it's time for all of us to take personal responsibility for what we are today.