Jordan aka FltAdmlWolf

Not "plantations," but "slave labor camps"!

"Let us drop the word 'Union' when describing the United States side of the conflagration, as in 'Union troops' versus 'Confederate troops.' ... The Constitution continued to operate normally; elections were held; Congress, the presidency, and the courts functioned; diplomacy was conducted; taxes were collected; crimes were punished; etc. Yes, there was a massive, murderous rebellion in at least a dozen states, but that did not mean that the United...