"To say that because Confederate soldiers were fed a narrative about states rights means that the war was about states rights, and not the huge financial stake the southern ruling class had in slavery, is absurd. "

Except I'm not saying they were fed a false narrative about states rights, thats what you're saying. I'm implying the narrative is true. To imply that your historical revisionism 100 years later is somehow more valid than the reasoning of the soldiers involved, is absurd.

The fact is, history is written by the victor. You were raised under the belief of the "moral just union vs the evil racist south" narrative so you can carelessly dismiss the feelings of the soldiers who actually died as being brainwashed sheep. "Oh no, you didn't fight for what you thought you were fighting about Mr. Racist white southerner, my history book says so." Completely ridiculous.

You can dance around the issue as you like, say its about money or slavery or whatever you fancy. But at it's core is the South had the ability to control it's own actions there would have been no war. That is the core of the argument. If the south could choose to keep slavery peacefully through a vote among themselves, they would have. It's all states rights, no amount of Northern crying will change that.

I would agree that you as a person are plain and simple, but your arguments are basic and predictable.