No, you dunce.....he means this:
"At least 620,000 combatants died during the four-year struggle; recent estimates put the total closer to
750,000, or more than 2 percent of the nation’s population at that time. More soldiers died in
prison camps alone than America lost during the entire Vietnam War. Perhaps more to the point,
some 350,000 Union soldiers died during the conflict, abolitionists in effect if not always in intent. Adjusted for population, that would amount to almost 5 million service deaths today, amounting to a blood sacrifice more than sufficient to redeem whatever moral or intellectual inconsistencies there are to be found in America’s founding documents.
And if that’s
not sufficient? Well, then, nothing will be. But for most Americans—and for much of the rest of the world—it is more than enough. "
Blood Redemption
More than 10 times this number of blacks died fighting slavery, apartheid in America and modern racism. The war was not fought to free blacks and the fact whites try telling us how to be grateful for fixing a problem they created is lunacy. So let me set your house on fire then demand that you owe me for calling the fire department.
The civil war was fought because the South intended to secede and keep people like you slaves.
But you will create your own reality that suits your racist beliefs
No, that's not why the war was fought and it's not about anything I made up. The whites in the north didn't give a damn about ending slavery and neither did Lincoln. Plus you can drop the racist meme about how whites sacrificed because whites created the problem.
Again the civil war was fought because Lincoln refused to let the South secede and in such do as they chose and we all know they chose to keep slavery
Nothing in that is up for debate as it's all history that you will not accept
Really?
Despite being remembered today as "The Great Emancipator," Lincoln maintained a moderate stance on the emancipation of slaves, never vowing in his campaigns to abolish slavery, as it was vital to the Southern economy.
He even stated in his presidential inaugural address that he would not use his executive power to interfere with the institution in any state where it existed. Still, Lincoln vehemently opposed the expansion of slavery into new western territories and served as one of the most influential advocates of "free soil." For this reason, the president posed a significant threat to the economic and political interests of the slaveholding South.
So, in response to his 1860 election victory, seven southern states seceded from the Union. Lincoln was determined to prevent disunion by any means necessary, but his attempts at negotiation failed. In the first months of his presidency, the nation was at war with each other.
Abraham Lincoln in Causes of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln pointed to the causes of the Civil War in both his first and second inaugural speeches. During the first inaugural speech, the Union was already fractured with seven southern states seceding.
In the speech, Lincoln observed the Southern states unfounded fears with regards to their property, peace and safety. The south attributed these fears to the election of a Republican Administration and a President known to be supporting the emancipation of the slaves.
Lincoln played down these alleged fears and assured the Southern states would continue to enjoy their privileges. However, he warned the seceding states of their breach to the constitution which guaranteed the stability of the Union. He also stated that it was his constitutional obligation to restore and ensure the stability of the Union by all means necessary. Further, suggesting that violence was an option to ensure the seceded states are restored to the Union.
Thus, according to Lincoln, the southern states were in breach of the constitution and were obliged to make amends, failure to which, the national government would be forced to restore the Union.
According to Abraham Lincoln, what caused the Civil War? | eNotes