• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    I’m curious about this, because by definition, the American Civil War was a “civil war” (emphasis mine):

    A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.

    • the dopamine fiend@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      Those who don’t like calling it a “civil war” believe that the Confederacy actually became a legitimate separate country during that time, therefore it doesn’t count. It’s a mainly academic argument, until you realize that the reason they persist in calling it something else is that they think it’s still a separate country and that the Union is an illegal and illegitimate occupation force.

      You can, of course, imagine the other stuff they also believe.

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        Let those chumps know that exactly 0 (zero) other nations recognized the CSA as a legitimate independent nation.

        I’m certain they’ll argue about political repression by northern states, but as it stands, the ever-contentious Palestine has the confederacy beat.