The War of 1861: Education is the Best Way to Counter the Insanity of the Progressive Movement's Goal of Tearing Down Confederate Monuments | Eastern North Carolina Now

    The War of 1861: Education is the Best Way to Counter the Insanity of the Progressive Movement's Goal of Tearing Down Confederate Monuments

Confederate Memorial in Washington, NC: Is it safe from the lawless Mob?    photo by Stan Deatherage    Click image to enlarge.

    Let's be honest. The toppling of the Confederate monuments, the demonization of the Confederate battle flag, the vilification of the names and memories of our treasured white Founding Fathers (and especially anyone of them who happened to own a slave), and the erasing of our history because it happens to be offensive is a POLITICAL movement. It is a contrived political initiative to counter the conservative movement that has been embraced with the election of Donald Trump and which clearly resonated in everyday America.

    The movement evidences a serious lack of respect for the plight our country has taken, including the Civil War which ultimately resulted in the abolition of our greatest sin (slavery). Had the South not seceded, the timeline for abolition would have been quite different, as well as a fundamental lack of understanding of what the First Amendment is all about and the overall good and honest progress that honest and respectful civil discourse allows. What I'm trying to say is that the progressive movement's goal to tear down confederate monuments is a political movement that once again employs America's un-educated and makes them into useful idiots for their cause. The cause is to foment dissent and division, that hallmarks of the progressive movement (thanks to Saul Alinsky and his "Rules for Radicals").

    When it comes to the Confederacy, the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln, the general public is in desperate need of education. And I've put the following comments and resources together for the purpose to help further education and counter the progressive left with knowledge, understanding, facts, and sound arguments. Remember, there are always two sides to every issue. The side that wins the day is the one that has the facts on its side.

    I have been asked by many people where I get my information from about the history of Lincoln's War (aka, the War to Prevent Southern Independence, aka, the War of Northern Aggression) and the history of North Carolina concerning her secession from the Union.

    First of all, I'm the daughter of a Civil War buff. My father studied the war, the generals, the battles, the battle strategies, the cemeteries, the destruction of the South, and the history of the country at the time. I've heard him talk about all this stuff all my life. Even though I was taught in school, as most of us were, that Lincoln was the greatest president ever, that he fought the Civil War (which the South started) to abolish slavery and to save the Union, my father always knew differently. It's because he was always reading, always asking questions of the locals whenever he visited a battle site. He always talked to me about the war and about the generals, and about the savagery of the battles. I remember him constantly saying: "It's a shame the South lost the war." OR, "The South should have won the war."

    My parents divorced when I was 10 years old. and one summer shortly thereafter, he wanted to spend some quality time with my sister and I so my Mom let him take us on a long summer trip out west, to Oklahoma, to visit his best friend. My father turned that trip into a complete tour of all the Civil War battle sites. My sister and I were young. I'm sure my sister was too young to appreciate learning about the war, but I remember a lot from that trip.

    I've been reading about the war for many years now, certainly a lot more now that I'm living in North Carolina and have more time on my hands; it fascinates me. I had rejected the "Lincoln is Great" history lesson a long time ago, while I was still living in New Jersey.

    I wanted to share some books that have recently come out for people to read, if they are interested in learning about the causes of the war (1861-1865) that tore our country apart, about the war itself, and about its lasting consequences. I call it Lincoln's War, because that's the rightful name. I think if everyone does that reading and the research, they will agree with me on this.

    Before I list the books and resources, I want to straighten a few misnomers out. The war can neither be termed a "Civil War" or "the War Between the States":

    - A "Civil War" refers to a war between two groups in the same country who are fighting for control of the same government. The Southern states had seceded and had successfully established themselves legally as a separate and independent country. (1) So, they were two groups from two separate countries, and mot two groups from the same country; (2) The south seceded from the federal government; they clearly stated that they wanted to break political bonds with it and wanted NOTHING whatsoever to do with it anymore. And so, the two groups were not fighting for control of the same government. (3) The war only came when Abraham Lincoln tricked South Carolina into firing shots at Fort Sumter to start the war he needed to force the southern states back into the Union. With those shots at Fort Sumter, Lincoln claimed the South was "in rebellion against the United States" and called up troops to invade the south. It was a war for subjugation of the South and not a war over which party would take control of the federal government.

    - "War Between the States" - As Mike Armstrong, who writes "Southern Reflections," so aptly put i: "There was no war between the States. It was a war between TWO SEPARATE and SOVEREIGN NATIONS, the USA and the CSA. There was nothing civil about it"

    With that, here is a list of some resources and a list of some of the books that have come out in the last 2-3 years or so that give an accurate and historical account of the causes of the conflict:

    1. The Abbeville Institute - http://www.abbevilleinstitute.org Check out their articles and their seminar programs. I follow them and attend their seminars when I can. I'm attending one in November in Texas on Nullification & Interposition). The organization is comprised of some of the top historians of the South; their credentials and research are impeccable. They formed the Institute several years ago when protesters started desecrating and destroying confederate monuments, demonizing the Confederate battle flag, and demanding that the names and statues of any Confederate general or leader, any southern leader tied to the confederate cause (like John Calhoun who helped initiate the Nullification Crisis and who defended slavery or Jefferson Davis, president of the CSA), or any person of historical significance who happened to own a slave be taken off college campus buildings and off campus, and then off street signs and public buildings. Those historians, like Donald Livingston and Clyde Wilson and Brion McClanahan new that Americans were sorely mis-educated or un-educated about our American (southern) history.

    2. My Blogsite - http://www.forloveofgodandcountry.com (I have written many articles over the years on this topic of the war, on Lincoln, on the right of secession, etc)

    3. BOOK: The Un-Civil War: Shattering the Historical Myths, by Leonard "Mike" Scruggs. (Mr. Scruggs lives in North Carolina. He is a Vietnam vet who writes and speaks about both the Civil War and the Vietnam War)

    4. BOOK: Slavery Was Not the Cause of the War Between the States, by Gene Kizer, Jr. (I couldn't put this book down; I read it in one day)

    5. BOOK: Union At All Costs: From Confederation to Consolidation, by John M. Taylor

    6. BOOK: Is Davis a Traitor? Or Was Secession a Constitutional Right Previous to the War of 1861? By Albert Taylor Bledsoe (written around 1865, so it's most contemporaneous. His goal was to make sure the world understood the South's reasons for secession and wanting to separate from the federal government before the victors of the war, the North, had its opportunity to commandeer the official story)

    7. BOOK: The Real Lincoln, A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda and Unnecessary War, by Thomas DiLorenzo

    8. BOOK: Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe, by Thomas DiLorenzo
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( September 22nd, 2018 @ 11:01 am )
 
The streets of Atlanta are soon to be renamed and statues are being removed by educated people. Thirty miles away educated people have more productive things to do than paint crosswalks with rainbow colors. I am just saying..
( September 17th, 2018 @ 12:02 pm )
 
I love this post for its clarity of expression of what governing means to you - the body politic and by the individual.
( September 11th, 2018 @ 9:36 am )
 
The comment was extracted from a much longer article to myself as I tried to clarify my thinking on the subject. I will work on it and see if it passes my low threshold for publication.

"I write to clarify my thinking. After all the bars are not open that late!" Unknown

Here is a link to the article based on this comment.
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( September 10th, 2018 @ 11:46 pm )
 
Beautifully put B.T. Please make this into a post, modified or not, it would be a post of perfect truth.

We want to believe that what we do, or did was right, when survival was our greatest instinct; whether in war or just fighting our way through society.
( September 10th, 2018 @ 10:03 am )
 
Thanks for a great article and great comment section:

I have long held the belief that humans are basically incapable of separating the warrior from the war. My own experience indicates that most soldiers enlist or answer the draft not for a cause but because of some sense of patriotism or duty to the rule of law. However, once in the battle they fight for each other and not some esoteric nuance of philosophy. They fight for survival. It is most difficult for even soldiers to separate the warrior from the war because if the war was wrong they must admit that their participation in it was wrong.

World War II is one of the best examples that we have to show how a population must finally admit they were on the wrong side of history. Once they do that and admit to themselves and society, then they can put the events in proper perspective. It is also true that the artifacts of the losing side were systematically removed or placed in a proper historical context.

It is my belief that the confederate monument issue is nothing more than two political viewpoints arguing over the long held basic issues and assigning too much significance to the artifact. Dehumanization of the enemy is a propaganda technique used by both sides. If you are not with me you are against me.

I also believe that as a matter of practical techniques appropriating the symbols of the other side and re-define them in your own terms is often used by politicians and debaters. If you can successfully do that then you have neutered the opposition's symbols. If you can assign some extreme emotional content to the symbol then you can invigorate your followers.

Human nature tends to reduce everything down to a basic stereotype based on appearance. There is no better example than the recent memorial services of Aretha Franklin and John McCain. Both were hijacked by charlatans who saw a chance to "not let a 'crisis' go to waste!"

While I am in agreement with Diane, Stan and Alex on most of their points, I find it terribly disconcerting that we continue to place our faith in individuals rather than principles. Looking for a savior in the political arena is akin to looking for one in the pulpit. Both will end in despair, disappointment and perhaps damnation.
( September 9th, 2018 @ 9:32 am )
 
Right you are Alex, no, very right you are.

This Democratic Republic is the people, and when The People become increasingly stupid, and put into elected office Ass Clowns like Corey Bookers and Kamala Harris, it just reminds me how fortunate we are to have the Electoral College for the election of president.

The longevity of this Republic will always depend upon the intelligence of our People, and when stupidity reigns supremely, it will be close to over unless we have a second civil war.

I know what side I will be on. I think it wise that we shepard our friends and families to that Right side, which will always be the right side of history.
( September 9th, 2018 @ 8:34 am )
 
Your contention, “Remember, there are always two sides to every issue. The side that wins the day is the one that has the facts on its side” is the way it ought to be but I am afraid that the weight of the Internet and the one-sided functioning of our Main Stream Media is tipping the scales towards Progressive Thinking.

The first time I saw a screaming crowd cheering Bernie Sanders I knew we were in trouble. Ronald Reagan is dead, Margaret Thatcher is dead, Alexander Tyler is dead...
At about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a Scottish history professor at The University of Edinburgh) had this to say about "The Fall of The Athenian Republic" some 2,000 years prior.

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:

From Bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage."

We have survived longer than the average for Democracies but that does not mean we are not now in the process of losing the battle.

Be Afraid...Be Very Afraid.



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