05-02-2013, 11:24 PM
LRRPF52 -- glad you found Lincoln's quote!
With respect to the motivations for the Civil War, I suspect there were a number of different reasons. The most often cited are States Rights and Slavery.
A good way to look at this was that the Southern States by and large took the view that the US was more of a confederation than a republic and the more populous Northern states took the opposite view. The outcome of the 1860 election convinced them that the Federal government -- dominated by Northern States - would continue to dominate individual states and accelerate the economical exploitation of the South. Curtailing slavery would be one of the expected moves but not necessarily the biggest issue in matters of money.
There were other issues too but we should remember the overall lesson, the more powerful and technically competent side almost always wins, which is ultimately the deciding factor.
Nonetheless, both the Revolutionary War and the Civil set an important precedents about how far protests can go, hence the importance to the citizen to have the ability to resist injustice and the fear on the government's part.
Yes, many could label both the Civil War and the gun rights debate as a struggle for power between the people and the 'elite' governing officials. Whether we are right or not, or even successful, is for history to decide.
With respect to the motivations for the Civil War, I suspect there were a number of different reasons. The most often cited are States Rights and Slavery.
A good way to look at this was that the Southern States by and large took the view that the US was more of a confederation than a republic and the more populous Northern states took the opposite view. The outcome of the 1860 election convinced them that the Federal government -- dominated by Northern States - would continue to dominate individual states and accelerate the economical exploitation of the South. Curtailing slavery would be one of the expected moves but not necessarily the biggest issue in matters of money.
There were other issues too but we should remember the overall lesson, the more powerful and technically competent side almost always wins, which is ultimately the deciding factor.
Nonetheless, both the Revolutionary War and the Civil set an important precedents about how far protests can go, hence the importance to the citizen to have the ability to resist injustice and the fear on the government's part.
Yes, many could label both the Civil War and the gun rights debate as a struggle for power between the people and the 'elite' governing officials. Whether we are right or not, or even successful, is for history to decide.