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The interesting thing is not only the irony, but the answer to the question depends on greatly where you were raised. As someone who was fortunate enough to live in so many different places, you see an incredibly different world view. For example, in the Northern states and east coast. You will almost always hear the answer of slavery and that they were doing the right thing. To paint them out as heroes and freedom fighters for fighting for civil rights of all men rather then just white men.
Ask that same question in the South? And they will get riled up if you think it was just about slavery. Southerns, especially generational raised and long time residents are very proud folk, but they also treat the civil war with respect. You'll get a much more detailed story about how they didn't like the way the North was handling things, economic issues, taxes, etc. The aforementioned irony being basically the same things that the "Founding Fathers" got away from England for and rebelled / broke away from them.
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[–] Sea_of_Nothingness ago
The interesting thing is not only the irony, but the answer to the question depends on greatly where you were raised. As someone who was fortunate enough to live in so many different places, you see an incredibly different world view. For example, in the Northern states and east coast. You will almost always hear the answer of slavery and that they were doing the right thing. To paint them out as heroes and freedom fighters for fighting for civil rights of all men rather then just white men.
Ask that same question in the South? And they will get riled up if you think it was just about slavery. Southerns, especially generational raised and long time residents are very proud folk, but they also treat the civil war with respect. You'll get a much more detailed story about how they didn't like the way the North was handling things, economic issues, taxes, etc. The aforementioned irony being basically the same things that the "Founding Fathers" got away from England for and rebelled / broke away from them.