Did I err in perceiving that your comments starting me down that road WERE alluding to SLAVERY??
No, slavery, as the key issue in the Civil war, is indeed what I was alluding to. Your err was in thinking that the things you were ranting about, none of which had been thought of at that time, were in any way germane to the discussion.
Or maybe you were just trying to change the subject away from something unpleasant for you.
Whatever. Like I said, it’s your thread. See you around.