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"I will be more than happy to discuss the positive lights of the southern rebellion, just as soon as y'all acknowledge the positive aspects of the Northern defense."

Gladly, as soon as youse acknowledge the fact that the North was,in fact, the aggressor during the 'recent unpleasantness', and that the denial of states' rights, regardless of the policy in question, was the issue.
Northern defense? Southern rebellion? Even the terminology is biased.

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Gladly, as soon as youse acknowledge the fact that the North was,in fact, the aggressor during the 'recent unpleasantness'...

How can I acknowledge that which I know to be false? The south was the agressor. The south fired on Sumter, not the other way around. Sumter was the property of the federal government and the army had every right to resupply the troops there.

...and that the denial of states' rights, regardless of the policy in question, was the issue.

What states right was being denied?

Southern rebellion? Even the terminology is biased.

It's a pretty fair description of the southern actions.