Anyone that says anything positive about the Confederacy is going to get attacked. It is like the myths of JFK and BHO, reality can be painful. For many people, Lincoln is above human criticism. He is the Union’s Messiah as much as Obama is the Messiah of the left. Of course, there are those that romanticize about the Confederacy, too. It is easy to create that myth. I would like to see and read an accurate history of that era, but authors cannot help, it seems, but to use circular arguments that validate their own views. Maybe a hundred years from now, when people can be less emotional invested in the subject, someone will write an objective history, but it is not going to happen in my lifetime.
Thank you for such balanced comments.
I stated that I have not studied Civil War History and do not dwell in the past.
My ancestors left the deep south because of intolerable government abuse.
My grandfather said his Dad never talked about it, but the experience left indelible impressions on him. He knew real hunger as a child. He always had a huge garden, far too much to eat, and was quiet and knowledgeable.
He and his mother left Alabama after the father left them, the father was wanted for murder of carpet baggers and would have been hanged if he was caught. He was not caught, but wound up in Arkansas. The family found him after the turn of the century.
You wonder why so many of the courthouse were burned to the ground in much of the south. Part of the time it was to erase the records.
Nonsense.
There is much to admire in the courage & endurance of the South's soldiers, in the brilliance of some leaders, and of course, anyone supporting smaller, more restricted government is much appreciated by Conservatives.
But lots of folks love to lie about the South's cause -- claim it wasn't all about slavery (yes it was!), or that the North conducted a war of annihilation (not even close!).
If those are your arguments, then expect to be called to task for them.
Anyone that says anything positive about the Confederacy is going to get attacked. It is like the myths of JFK and BHO, reality can be painful. For many people, Lincoln is above human criticism. He is the Union’s Messiah as much as Obama is the Messiah of the left. Of course, there are those that romanticize about the Confederacy, too. It is easy to create that myth. I would like to see and read an accurate history of that era, but authors cannot help, it seems, but to use circular arguments that validate their own views. Maybe a hundred years from now, when people can be less emotional invested in the subject, someone will write an objective history, but it is not going to happen in my lifetime.Let's have some fun with this:
Anyone that says anything positive about the Taliban is going to get attacked. It is like the myth of Reagan, reality can be painful. For many people, Bush is above human criticism. He is the Middle east's Messiah as much as Reagan is the Messiah of the right. Of course, there are those that romanticize about the Taliban, too. It is easy to create that myth. I would like to see and read an accurate history of that era, but authors cannot help, it seems, but to use circular arguments that validate their own views. Maybe a hundred years from now, when people can be less emotional invested in the subject, someone will write an objective history, but it is not going to happen in my lifetime.
Moral relativism?