Confederates were like us, meaning other Americans. But the Confederate leadership wasn't just like us, meaning ordinary aggrieved citizens. They had power and wanted more. They weren't innocent victims in what happened. It wasn't like it was Big Government Lincoln against the little guys who never had a chance. Davis and his government were a Government, a Big one that wanted to get Bigger.
Here's the thing: we've been arguing about this stuff for years. All the arguments have been tossed around for a long time and we know what they are, so we use shorthand. You come in like you're saying something new. Granted, those civil war threads haven't been active in a while, but you could find them and figure out just what's been at issue here before assuming that you already do.
Sigh if you wish, the argument is pertinent because pretending that the Civil War was America being perfected is allowing a paradigm to exist that the libs carry into battle every day.
“Here’s the thing: we’ve been arguing about this stuff for years. All the arguments have been tossed around for a long time and we know what they are, so we use shorthand. “
Your side has lost all of the arguments, yet you keep arguing for the totalitarian side. Just how conservative are you?