[Garth Tater]

"The next war will be an actual civil war like the English or Spanish or Mexican"

I hope I'm wrong, but I think we as a people are much too well managed to ever be allowed an open revolt. Why would they risk letting things getting out of control when we are so happily allowing ourselves to be led down the path to bondage? If we start bitching about the pace they will just slow the march down a bit, but after seeing how easily we accepted the mask and lockdown mandates I'd be surprised if they aren't planning on picking the speed up a bit in the near future.

[wardaddy]

We are lazy and spoiled.....soft as butter

You are correct

1860 Americans were very different than now

Average southern male had martial instincts and was great on a horse and with firearms and a gentleman knew his edged weapons and this was the bulk of younger adult white southern males and it’s still like that

Yankees barring those exceptions on the frontier were less reflexive fighters by nature and culture but they were hardy immigrants and,¡llama,llll farmers and quick to learn and were by far superior seamen