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...would you have fought for the Confederacy, and if so, why?
...would you have fought for the Confederacy, and if so, why?
Depends? Do I have my knowledge of 21st century values, or am I product of the southern mindset of the 1840s and 1850s?
You're who you are today.
...would you have fought for the Confederacy, and if so, why?
Fight for state rights against a government that showed no regard for the opinions of their people and the rule of law?
Hell yeah.
What states rights would have been more important to you than abolishing slavery?
I have ancestors who fought for the Confederacy. My family was actually very wealthy before and during the war. Lost a lot of it after due to the obvious. I would like to think being from a wealthy family I'd be somewhat educated and be able to see the national disgrace that was slavery, but I'd probably be a product of my environment and while I couldn't fight for the confederacy, I'd probably end up supporting the rebellion.
However, if the me of today were magically sent back to the civil war, I'd of course would help the Union in any way I could. They are the good guys, after all.
There was no good guys in the civil war. Both sides had their animals and both sides had quite terrible causes.
There was no good guys in the civil war. Both sides had their animals and both sides had quite terrible causes.
Yes, there were, they're called the Union.
None of this confederate revisionist bull****.
Fight for state rights against a government that showed no regard for the opinions of their people and the rule of law?
Hell yeah.
The me of today with my modern values? No. Of course not. If that isn't the case then it would depend around 95% on how and where I was raised.
Hitler did nothing wrong! (Godwin, I know.)The side that showed they had no regard for the law when the did things like arrest the government officials of Maryland in 1861? The side that marched from town to town attacking civilians in order to win the war? No, I'm pretty sure the North was not the good guys.
Depends? Do I have my knowledge of 21st century values, or am I product of the southern mindset of the 1840s and 1850s?
...would you have fought for the Confederacy, and if so, why?
Could you imagine an environment that would convince you that chattel slavery is good?
Now that is a destructive attitude, isn't it now.
That makes it a stupid premise. If people are who they are today then there would have been no civil war.You're who you are today.
...would you have fought for the Confederacy, and if so, why?