[Colonel Kangaroo]

Yes, the southern states wished to be left alone to mind their own business.

The southern states' business was the enslavement and control of a large chunk of their population to exploit to the end of wealth and idleness. As one confederate big shot said it was the "cornerstone of the confederacy".

The rebellion was merely a political power grab by the dixie slave elite. And events proved that as the CSA did not really have the deep popular support that a true popular revolution would have had. We cannot argue with history. The American Revolution persevered over long odds because the cause was worthy, the CSA failed because the cause was unworthy.

The presence of many brave and honorable hearts in the army of the CSA does not change the hard facts.

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The American Revolution persevered over long odds because the cause was worthy, the CSA failed because the cause was unworthy

The British could have said otherwise seeing as how every colony allowed slavery at the start of the War of Colonial Secession from Great Britain. It could have been easily said by them that we fought to maintain slavery. They even offered freedom for slaves that would fight for them.

[stand watie]

you know, the more of the ARROGANT nonsense that you post, the more i wonder "roo" if you have a CLUE how DUMB you sound???

in point of fact, the DAMNyankee social/financial/"intellectual" elitists that you so ardently defend were/are NOT conservatives & wouldn't bother to spit on you if you were on fire in 1860 or NOW.

the plain fact seems to be that you're too clueLESS to understand that simple FACT!

why not head over to DU & sup with the rest of the former members of the "DAMNyankee coven", who are over there "feeling superior" to the CONSERVATIVES, that they used to try & fool everyone that they supposedly were???

NOBODY will miss you on FR, as we all understand that you are NOT "one of us", i.e. conservatives, but rather a STATIST & a REVISIONIST.

free dixie,sw free dixie,sw

[Gianni]

The southern states' business was the enslavement and control of a large chunk of their population to exploit to the end of wealth and idleness. As one confederate big shot said it was the "cornerstone of the confederacy".

Don't look, but the same thing is happening today, except replace 'enslavement' with 'extermination.' Is abortion the cornerstone of your republic? Patricia Ireland would have no problem proclaiming it to be just as such.

The rebellion was merely a political power grab by the dixie slave elite.

At least your not trying to use the argument that because the outcome was moral, it was inherently legal (hopefully we can just short-circuit that crap right here).

And events proved that as the CSA did not really have the deep popular support that a true popular revolution would have had.

A quarter of military age men died. Think about that stat for a minute before you start spouting about the lack of popular support.