Would anyone have fired so much as a wad of chewing gum if the heart of the issue had not been slavery?
Sure they would have. Wars, even civil wars, are fought over much less high-minded things than abolishing vs. continuing slavery.
Also, I do not "think that everything is about the United States". I simply responded to your passing statement with a mild correction in an arena I actually know something about. I haven't studied the conflicts in the other countries you mention, so I didn't bring them up.
Sorry, but States' Rights were a case of what Marxists call false consciousness.
Hmm. First, if you could define that, I'd appreciate it. My exposure to Marxism has mostly been through Marxist critique of literature (which I find highly unsatisfactory, for the most part, and which I am sure differs substantially from the perspective you are referencing here). After you define it, then I'll know whether I should ask you where you got that idea anyway. :-)
Re: Slightly OT note
Sure they would have. Wars, even civil wars, are fought over much less high-minded things than abolishing vs. continuing slavery.
Also, I do not "think that everything is about the United States". I simply responded to your passing statement with a mild correction in an arena I actually know something about. I haven't studied the conflicts in the other countries you mention, so I didn't bring them up.
Sorry, but States' Rights were a case of what Marxists call false consciousness.
Hmm. First, if you could define that, I'd appreciate it. My exposure to Marxism has mostly been through Marxist critique of literature (which I find highly unsatisfactory, for the most part, and which I am sure differs substantially from the perspective you are referencing here). After you define it, then I'll know whether I should ask you where you got that idea anyway. :-)