[lapsus calami]

 

 

a tragedy that American leaders foresaw and struggled to prevent.

 

That is correct - all you have to do is study the Congressional record of the time. There was a lot of back & forth going on about how best to organize and manage the dissolution of slavery, since it would be a big change to the society and culture of America. There was even discussion about the creation of a sort of social services-type bureau to assist newly freed slaves during the transition. Always found it interesting that no one wants to discuss those aspects of official history.

 

 

[volunbeer]

War happens when the few convince or coerce the many that their cause is worth death. The end result is that the many give everything for a cause in which they have no real investment.

War should always be the last resort and one undertaken only when those who fight and die are invested in the reason for such sacrifice. Anything less than that and we are no different than medieval peasants who fight and die because two lords in castles argue over the ownership of a field.

[southland]

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