What if we had listened to the defeatists back then?

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Note that this came during a time when the tide was turning against the South.

Note how the Southern soldier stands upright, with a broken sword underfoot, while the Northern Soldier is dejected and "broken"... (Where have we heard that before?)

Note the phrase, "useless war."

Should we have listened to the defeatists back then, and have allowed the odious practice of slavery to go on?

Should we listen to the defeatists now, and allow Islamo-fascism to rule the day?