But then again, I do undertand the problem that you neo-Confederates have, after all, rewriting history is difficult, espically when the facts go against you.
The Big Lie can only work for some of the people.
Anyone, wishing to 'personally' secede from the United States, from hippie, commie radicals, to neo-confederate secessionists, it's real simple, buy a airline ticket now and.... adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye-bye, cheerio, goodbye, sayonara, so long, skip the gutter, beat it & by the way, don't return!
What's next from FTD, lecturing me on how the pro-lifers are on the right track thanks to people like Susan Estrich? Ever heard her rail about how horrible abortion is, and how hard it was for her to choose abortion all three times?
There were anti-slavery founders. There were pro-slavery founders. In the end, all of them chose slavery as an acceptable vice to carry, if it meant the new republic could not be forged without it (the same sin you accuse the Confederates of, by the way). However, per FTD, somehow they were so "against slavery" that they went home after a hard day's 'founding' and raped their slaves and sold thier children.
That is my American history. I do not feel the need to go back and clean it up for public viewing. Those who know me understand that I hold the same contempt for thier actions 200 years ago as I do for the abortocrats of today. It is to subsequent generations' benefit as well as their credit that the republic the founders formed overcame the evils they not only tolerated, but instituted. Credit where credit is due, criticism likewise.