Reply #16: The trouble with that analogy [View All]

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

was that those who started the secession were anything but underdogs. They were the elite of the South whose arrogance actually greatly contributed to its downfall. For example, one reason the South had "fewer resources" was because the Confederate government refused to sell their cotton to Europe before Lincoln put up the blockade. They figured that Europe would give in to their terms, and they were wrong. And the Confederate government reeked with sycophants--Davis appointed friends to commands that they were totally unqualified for while ignoring more qualified officers. The poor whites who made up the majority of the troops were often drafted to fight-the first draft came from the South, not the North. Remember that those with 20 slaves were exempt from the draft, even at the end of the War.