Lincoln Intentionally Provoked the Civil War

[Mikestone8]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

I think that you need to think of this from the South's perspective. Not even 100 years ago, they fought in a war to free themselves from the British because the British were making policy for the colonists without the colonists having any genuine say in those policies.

Now they are looking at an American government where the North will be making policy for Southerners without the Southerners having any genuine say in those policies.

How do you work that out?

The 1860 elections left Democrats in control of the Senate and probably the HoR as well - or at least it would have had the Southern States not walked out.

And even after losing the Civil War, the Dems regained Congress within a decade or so of Appomattox, so that by 1880 Northerners were complaining that every Committee of Congress was chaired by a Confederate Brigadier. The South had retained a very considerable say in how it was governed.

For the South, 1860 was a lost political battle, but it needn't have been in any way irretrievable, had they stuck around to fight their corner in Washington, instead of on battlefields where they were hopelessly outgunned.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by mco65

I concur with most everything you said but please let me emphasize..
The South Shall Rise Again IS NOT A STRONG sentiment.. its just not.
I never hear that phrase uttered by anyone... I might hear on the radio or on TV in gest but never hear it spoken in strong sentiment. That is simply a false statement.

The Confederate Flag does not still wave like a badge or honor. IN fact, unless i go to Stone Mountain, I never see the Confederate Flag waving anywhere.. I see symbols of the flag on a license plate or two but i don't see the flag waving anywhere except for Stone Mountain.

Perhaps not in the area where you live, but if you drive through a lot of small towns in the South, you are likely to see Confederate flags flying from front porches.

Recently, saw a photo on a news program of men waving Confederate flags at a veterans rally in Washington D.C.

I've heard people state that they think the South should secede. They are serious about it. Petitions circulate. I've heard it on the radio. I've heard it discussed in restaurants. I've seen video clips on TV.