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Until you understand that we fought it to save the Union, not to free slaves, then you will always have problems with the North.

You have made my point for me. I know exactly why the war was fought. And it wasn't for any of the reasons the Northerners have posted on this thread today. I don't have any trouble with Northerners, until they misrepresent history and suggest that I should ignore their fabrications. 150 years later in retrospect I can see the value of the preservation of the union.....but in 1861, living in the South, I would have fought to defend my home against the invaders. And if you were honest, I think you would fight to defend your home too.
Just remember, most of us could really could care less. That is okay with me, so why did you post to me? I didn't comment to you.

My comment that most of us could care less was simply to show that Northerners are concerned with other things today, unfortunatly most of them involve pushing a socialist agenda, but many do not even realize that the South still holds a grudge against us Yankees. Only history buff notherners care about this issue anymore (until the next crap Civil war movie comes out, then everyone is a goddamned authority).

As for you understanding the true meaning of the Civil war thats great, and it's great that you would have stood up against invaders coming into your beloved South. You should thank the North for being the first , and only invaders to come into the South. Had we sat back and allowed you to form a Confederate state then there would have been a long line of invaders coming into the South, and North. Starting with the English, and French forces. Because of the "War of Northern Aggression" as you call it, the USA has become the most powerful nation in the world. If you would like to get angry at us Northerners, you can easily point to the bloated government we created in the years following the war. This is the true Northern aggression.

You have made my point for me. I know exactly why the war was fought. And it wasn't for any of the reasons the Northerners have posted on this thread today.

You tell yourself that because you can't handle the truth, that the South seceded to perpetuate slavery, as evidenced by South Carolina's Declaration of Secession, and that the North fought to preserve the union. If you weren't so self righteous, you could see that every country in the world makes mistakes, your precious Confederacy included.

I don't have any trouble with Northerners, until they misrepresent history and suggest that I should ignore their fabrications. 150 years later in retrospect I can see the value of the preservation of the union.....but in 1861, living in the South, I would have fought to defend my home against the invaders. And if you were honest, I think you would fight to defend your home too.

I agree that most Southerners fought for their homeland, it's a shame the war came about because of the desire to perpetuate slavery by an elitist few.