> I thought the USA had a civil war to end the kind of thinking you are representing I think you're over-reading the phrase "How do you reach this conclusion?"

> I thought the USA had a civil war to end the kind of thinking you are representing I think you're over-reading the phrase "How do you reach this conclusion?". The author didn't suggest that it was necessary, only that they were interested in seeing your reasoning. The world is a complicated place, so it can be reasonable to assume a default position that either thing is possible.