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Secession is not an act of war, neither did it require a war in response. Sumter, was, in effect, a non event where no humans were killed. Lincoln's reaction to
by ancap 12y ago
Secession is not an act of war, neither did it require a war in response. Sumter, was, in effect, a non event where no humans were killed. Lincoln's reaction to Sumter, however, led to the death of nearly a million people.
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoI see two "axioms" in play - "was secession a legitimate state's right, yes or no?". As tests go, this one was pretty conclusive. The South had maybe two stratagems that produced even a draw; they did ( or could ) not choose either. I think of what we think of as "civilization" as a set of filters on humanity's basic prehistoric predilection for blood sacrifice. Sometimes these filters break down...