Wife and I have been working through Ken Burns's THE CIVIL WAR and it got me wondering about something
The hellish thing about stupid and self-defeating acts of violence is that they feel really good at the time
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What are the theories for what would have happened if the Confederates *hadn't* fired on Fort Sumter?
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Like, what if the Confederates seceded, but treated the Union troops as guests, gave 'em town passes, invited 'em to parties
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Basically, draw things out, make 'em chill, so the anti-war faction in DC had a chance to really get active.
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I dunno what would've happened, but it seems to me making the war go hot so soon was not in Confederates' best interests.
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Bet opening up those guns on Fort Sumter felt really damn good, though. Most bad ideas do. They prob'ly got wistful, remembering it after.
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*wakes up in cold sweat* "Why?! Why did I smash my 64' Telecaster on that stage?! We were a terrible band anyhow..."
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But they are like a hangover in the morning
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