Only in your pea brain. Quit projecting you inner mental weaknesses on normal people.
Seriously, you're a complete twit. It did have a derailing effect. That's not my opinion. Look at this thread about the confederate flag. Look at the internet spin.
It had a derailing effect, and only a complete knucklehead would argue otherwise in the face of the facts.
Good luck in your ongoing quest to retroactively win the Civil War though. Coming up on the 150th anniversary of that bullshit surrender nonsense.