It's pretty clear that the confederacy thought itself indespensible to the rest of the world. They couldn't have been more wrong.
Exactly! It's very similar to today's self deluded, 'neo-confederates' actually believing their single issue, cultish obsession with re-fighting the Civil War for the pro-slavery side, in 2005, is somehow vastly more important then the global war against Islamic terrorism, plus scores of other pressing issues threatening this nation.