Similar to other cultic neo-Confederate myths:
"Slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War." "
"Slaves were really better off on a Southern plantations, and should have stayed there."
"The only good blacks were those forced to fight for for southern slave masters. "
"President Lincoln started the Civil War because he was an arch racist, fruitcake and a tyrant, coupled with having nothing better to do with his time in the White House."
"There is no such thing as the secessionist neo-confederate movement, it's an invention of 'Northerners' who hate grits."
"The term 'all men are created equal' only applies to hardcore neo-confederates."
"The Emancipation Proclamation was totally unnecessary since Southern slaves would have been freed in 50, 100, 150 years, anyway."
