[rockrr]

It's is just a guilt assuaging lie, and you need to quit repeating it.

It is you perpetuating the lie. Do I need to post my quip about the reasons for the WBTS? LOL

The south attempted to break away because they projected their feeeeeeeelings of the possibility that their beloved slavery would come to an end under the presidency of Lincoln.

[samtheman]

The south attempted to break away because they projected their feeeeeeeelings of the possibility that their beloved slavery would come to an end under the presidency of Lincoln.

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I think that’s correct. The north went to war to “preserve the union” but the south seceded to guarantee the preservation of slavery.

And of course slavery was the force at the core driving the war forward. If anyone doubts that, please explain the EP.