“But there’s no “cherry-picking” when the long list of quotes posted by rockrr is totally representative of the entire body of reasons published by secessionists at the time.”
Which it most certainly is not. It is “totally representative” of what you believe, and nothing more.
“As for “mob”, there’s no such thing as a “mob” on Free Republic”
Nonsense.
“The fact is, you have no “evidence or argumentation” which could convince anybody not already committed to your point of view.”
Wrong again. It’s been typed in here on multiple occasions. Operating on the “pearls before swine” principle, I don’t propose to type it in again.
“No, in fact there is nothing — zero, zip, nada data — from the time, supporting the (truth).”
What a lie. Of course there is.
“All of it, every bit, comes long after the fact by people hoping to explain the inexplicable.”
And another lie.
Your purblind ferocity shows that it is useless to try and reason with you. Once again I gave you the courtesy of a reply; I don’t propose to do so again.
But the data is what it is.
If you have data from the time which contradicts the quotes in rockrr's post #61 above, please present it.
Otherwise, anyone reading this must assume you're just blowing smoke, right?
dsc: "Your purblind ferocity shows that it is useless to try and reason with you.
Once again I gave you the courtesy of a reply; I don’t propose to do so again."
"Prublind ferocity" would describe some posts from our pro-Confederates, by contrast with which the rest of us are gentle as lambs.
Plus, you actually made no reply at all, except to deny facts of history.
You claim your data has "already been presented", but you never presented anything, did you?
So now, having contributed exactly nothing to this discussion, you announce that you will continue to contribute... nothing.
Oh well...
If you won’t/can’t defend your POV why don’t you just go away?