re: How are you remembering Union Soldiers that died in the Civil War

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The funny thing is, the Union soldiers had a great deal more respect for their Confederate opponents than the leftist simpletons that demonize them today to suit their narrative.

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The problem is not so much with the CSA veterans. The bigggest problem is with the neo rebs who say:

1. The war was not caused by slavery

2. The federal government was an oppressive tyrant, and Lincoln was.

3. The states could unilaterally withdraw from the Union and to Hell what anybody else thought.

4. The rebels fought bravely in the last ditch down to the last round.

5. The Government put oppressive "export taxes" on cotton - yes that was just on here recently.

Of course the Constitution explicitly prohibits taxes on the exports of any state.

So these fricking lies need to be countered.

Should the poor whites have known better than to rally to the cause of the Slave Power, when they had no direct stake in the causes of the war? Maybe not. Probably not.

1. Yes the root cause of the war was slavery.

2. The federal government had almost no impact on the day to day lives of Americans before the war.

3. All the states agreed to a perpetual union in the "Articles of Confederation And Perpetual Union" in 1779.



4. The rebel armies melted away and went home. Southern leadership both civilian and military was very much lacking.

5. The government doesn't tax exports. Geez.



Wow this one says 1778. The perpetual union of these states began with the adoption of the Articles of Confederation.

We now honor the Union men who wouldn't let that idea fail.