[ohioman]

I will give a little ground in the sense that slavery was the key issue. However, it was not the only issue. You always pop up on these threads with nothing but antagonism for Southerners. You are similar, but not as bad, as whiskeypapa who use to pop up on FR claiming his desire that they should have hanged all of the Southern leadership. While slavery was a detestable institution, the South did fight with bravery and honor. You deny every bit of that. I have not once seen a positive depiction of any Southerners in your posts. In fact I think Lincoln was more honorable in his words and deeds at the end of the war than most of the haters of the South I read about today. He was against the extreme left policies of the radical Republicans at the time, who would have kept the South in a state of guerilla war for years to come. In the end our country was stronger because it remained together. However, Southerns have every right to proud of their ancestors just like Northerners. The problem today is the radicals on the left. They want a drastic change in society that some of will not stand for. We even have a better cause this time.

[Non-Sequitur]

However, it was not the only issue.

It was by far the single most important issue, above and beyond all other issues you might claim combined. I will go so far as to say take out slavery and leave every other issue you care to mention and the South doesn't rebel. Leave slavery and take away everything else and the South still rebels. And the speeches and writings of the men of the period supports that.

You always pop up on these threads with nothing but antagonism for Southerners.

For example? Unless you're counting any disagreement at all with the Southron side of the issue 'antagonism'. Other than that you tell me just how my antagonism has manifested itself on anything but the topic of the Soutehrn rebellion?

While slavery was a detestable institution, the South did fight with bravery and honor.

And where did I ever say they did not?

I have not once seen a positive depiction of any Southerners in your posts.

So what exactly are you looking for me to say? What Southeron myths am I expected to embrace so you can say I'm depicting the South in a positive light?

We even have a better cause this time.

And you can dream of your Confederacy v2.0 all you want. I won't stop you.