I think in DL's world, formal declarations and actions mean nothing. The Declarations of Secession say their cause was slavery. DL says no. The Confederacy tried to murder those at Sumter, DL says that since they were bad shots it should have been overlooked. The Confederacy declared war on the US. Never been mentioned by DL. DL says even though it was war and the objective was preservation of the Union, that the north should've immediately gave up after stiff resistance.
DL is definitely in the running as being closest to 180 degrees away from logic, common sense, knowledge of human reaction to events, and just a general knowledge of how history flows in these situations.
Thanks. I don't understand it, but do know there are many like DiogenesLamp out there, and none seem interested in the actual facts or reasons of history.
What they do wish is to vent their rage at America and advance their theories making the Confederacy right and "Ape" Lincoln's Black Republicans the roots of all evil.
Go figure...