Please stop re-litigating the Civil War with me. You know I don’t care at all about that.
I’m asking nicely. Please?
I don't split American history into different categories. It's all the same history. I actually don't think I said a thing about the civil war in this discussion. You mentioned the phenomena of "historical malpractice", and the example I provided is the most egregious form of it of which I am aware.
Do you know of a more significant example of "historical malpractice" than that of people trying to make the Declaration of Independence about slavery?
I think that is the worst of the worst, but I welcome anyone suggesting another example of historical malpractice which is worse in the degree of lying or worse in the level of significance caused by the lying.
To take a shot at that goal, I would suggest the lauding of John F. Kennedy as a hero for resolving the Cuban Missile Crises is a very serious example of historical malpractice. Nobody more deserves the blame for making a botch of the situation than John F. Kennedy, but all the historians treat him like the hero instead of the idiot that caused it.