[central_va]

In that they chose to begin a war, and therefore have no cause to complain when it doesn't work out their way, then yes.

So ladies and gentlemen there you have it, The South was morally equivalent to the Taliban in the great non-sequitur's worldly view. I think we have found King George III reincarnated spirit....

[Non-Sequitur]

The South was morally equivalent to the Taliban in the great non-sequitur's worldly view.

Well neither believed in the rule of secular law. Both believed in keeping a large percentage of their population in bondage, literally and figuratively. Both started wars with the United States, either directly or through their proxies. I suppose there is a moral equivilence in some way.