Not quite; I make no bones about the fact that there are/were atrocities in every conflict. My point is that we are better as a nation today because of the north's victory. So much of history would have been different otherwise and likely we would never have emerged as a world power.
I think you need to look up the meaning of the expression I used.
And I strongly refute your question of me being a liberal just because I think differently than the Lincoln-bashers.
I'm not sure how you refute a question. But if I may guess at your point, saying something doesn't make it a refutation.
ML/NJ
Sorry, I guess I'm not as lofty as thee; I have no latin text and have yet to have a need for it while communicating in the real world.
"I'm not sure how you refute a question."
I just did. Is this a debate on an issue or a linguistics class, Dr Chomsky? What about my point of where we would be today had the war turned out different? That seems easily ignored in favor of a critique on fluffier matters.