A lot of this is pure ignorant modern jackassery. Its a fact that Civil war veteran of both sides held reunions at Gettysburg in 1913. They re-enacted Pickett’s charge, only when the sides met at the end of the charge, they hugged and clasped hands in friendship. There were night raids of union forces into Confederate encampments that resulted in all night parties, bonfires and parades.
If they can get over the struggle, be friends, and be Americans first again, who the hell alive today has a right to get red-assed about the conflict? Silliness.
I’ve had a chance to review posts to date (188) and this one still stands out as the most sensible.
Frankly threads like this are trollworks. They are meant for one thing and one thing only - flame-bait. They’re idiotic and divisive. They bring out the worst in regional bigotry and make for a most unbecoming display for the site.
And they also show how much work we have to do as conservatives. There are far too many ignorant posts here! I will admit to following WBTS threads as a guilty pleasure. I like history and I like debate. It would be nice if we could discuss without so much rancor but I don’t think that’s likely anytime soon.
Thanks for a common-sense post.