[safisoft]

I'm sorry, but your opinion differs with the leaders of the southern rebellion. They made it pretty clear that slavery and it's fate was first and foremost in their minds when they rebelled.

Give it a rest. Go play with Wlat at DU.

[Non-Sequitur]

Give it a rest. Go play with Wlat at DU.

Nah I'd rather hang around here and point out the bullsh*t whenever you southron types post it.

[Polybius]

....the leaders of the southern rebellion..... made it pretty clear that slavery and it's fate was first and foremost in their minds when they rebelled.

All the fire-eaters, on both sides of the slavery debate, had a hand in starting this tragic conflict.

Whether or not Southern politicians decided on seccession because of slavery, tarriffs or what end of a soft boiled egg should be opened, the botttom line was that young men had to go out and settle the matter on the battlefield.

Most of those young men, whether from the North or South, did not leave their homes and families to defend or abolish a social institution that had existed throughout History since way before the birth of Christ right up to their present day.

Most of the young men left their home to fight for their country. The Southern young men viewed "their country" as the South. The Northern young men viewed "their country" as the Union.

Now, for the sake of Political Correctness or to change the demographics of Gettysburg Park visitors, the motives of most of the young men that fought and died on that battlefield is going through a process of historical revision and the motives of almost half of the young men that fought and died on that battlefield is going through a process of demonization.

Politicains drove those young men to kill each other and now politicians are playing politics on their graves.

That is wrong.