Comment: That was a weird comment.  It may be surprising news to you, but I was not alive during the civil war.  Moreover, I have never lived in a southern state.  I have no interest in promoting slavery - obviously.  Nevertheless, I must resist the liberal need to rewrite history and portray all southerners as racist proponents of slavery.  The civil war was a massive tragedy, which probably could have been avoided had cooler heads prevailed at the time or over time through negotiation.  From your comment, I suspect that you would be one of those raring to go to war and dispatch from life all those who disagree with you.