El_Xanatos wrote:
ajescorcia025 wrote:
That being said I find the argument that it is "heritage" to be a myth. The civil war was pure and simple about the state right to keep fellow human beings enslaved. I'm a big history buff and big into miltiary history in particular, however as an immigrant and naturalized citizen I cannot grasp why people hold on to romanticized version of traitors that stood up to the elected authority. The only other analogy i can think of right now is that Nazism isn't about heritage, its about hate.
There's a line though where you shouldn't be glorifying the men who had fought for the right to own slaves.
The war wasn't originally about slavery. It was about succession from the Union because the Southern states felt oppressed by the federal government.
The southern states wanted state rights to be preserved, such that each state could be able to make their own governing decisions. But then everyone flipped on the south when Lincoln made it about the slaves, which was a smart political move and caused for people to be less entrenched in the states rights issues.
Black people willingly fought for some confederate states....but you won't see that in history books.
Those books are written by the victors.
I did extensive research on American History. There are two sides to every story.
Side Note: Robert E Lee almost fought for the Union, but believed in States Rights and joined the confederacy to preserve freedom.
I do not condone racism in any way, just factual argument.
El_Xanatos
