"Biju Chacko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Of course, if one extends that line of thought further, one would be > forced to conclude that the American Civil War was wrong -- after all, > democratically elected governments chose to secede in that case.
I happen to think the US civil war *was* wrong. It was the not uncommon case of both sides in a conflict being wrong. 1) The South was wrong for contending it had the right to enslave people. 2) The North was wrong for contending it had the right to impose itself on the South. I believe the South did indeed have the right to leave -- I just don't think it had the right to maintain the system of slavery. Perry -- Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
