[wideawake]

I really don't see how you can be a neo-reb and a patriotic American at the same time.

No Confederate would have bothered to pick up a rifle if he didn't believe he was fighting to preserve the principles that sparked the War of American Independence in the first place.

The Confederates saw themselves as the most patriotic and loyal followers of the Founding Fathers. And a close reading of the Federalist Papers reveals that the Framers were curiously Confederate in their thinking on a large number of issues.

[Your Nightmare]

The Confederates saw themselves as the most patriotic and loyal followers of the Founding Fathers.

I'm sure they saw themselves this way, but that doesn't make it true. I'm sure Timothy McVeigh felt the same way.

As for reading The Federalist Papers, maybe you should read The Anti-Federalist Papers. They strike me as much more Confederate in their thinking.

ps. No Confederate would have bothered to pick up a rifle if he didn't want to be part of a violent rebellion against the Constitution of the United States. I believe that's called treason.

[Your Nightmare]

The Confederates saw themselves as the most patriotic and loyal followers of the Founding Fathers.

Another point. I really doubt that the Founding Fathers would want any true American to be loyal to them. In fact I think they were purposely trying to avoid that. They created a document called The Constitution of the United States that they wanted people to pledge their loyalties to.