This is a great and informative article. Thanks for sharing. What I find the most disheartening about the Civil War is that Americans fought Americans, which explains the large loss of American life, just the idea that this could happen again at any time.
Most notably, there was much talk of the Southern States ceceding when former President Obama was elected and again on the beginning of his second term. It is sad to me that, simply because we elected a half-black man, the South wanted to "rise again" as the slogan goes.
An interesting point I would like to add is that, due to Texas having its own power grid, they might actually be able as a state to successfully cecede with less problems than, say, Georgia or Arkansas as the other two power grids in America are divided into East and West.
Ignorance is bliss... Memorial Day is Disgusting!
Celebrating dead soldiers is wrong!
Killing is a SIN
"My conscious won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn't put no dogs on me, they didn't rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and father... Shoot them for what? ...How can I shoot them poor people, Just take me to jail."
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WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
Hmm. I would argue that memorial day isn't disgusting. Honoring fallen soldiers is a nice thing to do.
If your a war monger yeah.
But as human beings DISGUSTING!
Supporting the troops isn't the same as supporting war. I don't condone war, but I support the soldiers who make the sacrifices, be they necessary or unnecessary.
I respectfully disagree.
Soldiers choose to be soldiers...
Then they follow orders regardless of ethic's and kill women and children
Soldiers should be spat on like after Vietam
Baby killers
I disrespectfully disagree with your loony worldview. Not everyone gets to choose whether to be a soldier. Not everyone does it knowing they will have to kill. I hope that one day you can see beyond your nose. You should be spat on. Good day to you.
Your a no-mind for responding disrespectfully p5ych0path
Everyone choose's to be a soldier.
Your pretty nieve to believe soldiers don't know they will have to kill??? wake up pal?
Give me the chance and I WILL SPIT ON YOU!
"My conscious won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn't put no dogs on me, they didn't rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and father... Shoot them for what? ...How can I shoot them poor people, Just take me to jail."