[drjimmy]

Forcing people to remain in a Union is no different from forcing a slave to serve you. It violates human rights.

The cognitive dissonance on display with this comment almost makes me think you started this thread just to troll the Confederate sympathizers on FR.

[DiogenesLamp]

The cognitive dissonance on display with this comment almost makes me think you started this thread just to troll the Confederate sympathizers on FR.

By the rules of 1787 to 1863, Americans had a right to own slaves and this right was recognized by the government. Both slavery and subjugation are violations of human rights, but the slavery was legal and recognized by all parties when this conflict began.

I am merely pointing out that the subjugation by force of the Southern states by the North is built on exactly the same foundation as slavery.