Exactly; unfortunately our fellow freepers have been indoctrinated by the Federal Department of Education. Fort Sumpter was attacked because an abandoned revolutionary era fort in Charleston harbor was being re-commissioned by Lincoln and re-manned for the purpose of imposing more and more import/export taxes on the south— which the northern states were not affected by, and which in addition to funding the government greatly benefitted northern manufacturing. Read Mary Chestnut’s diary, freepers, and educate yourselves.
Nevertheless, the fact remains that Southern Democrats started a war to solve a political problem because they lost an election. It’s appears to be still in the Team Blue playbook.
Read Dr. Mary’s Monkey and have your mind blown!!