Note to LH: Thanks for the info that you get your history from movies! Are you also a fan of "Gone With The Wind" and "Birth of a Nation"? and the novels of Shelby Foote?

That explains your generally overly simplistic and naive viewpoint on the War of the Rebellion, sociology & group psychology and your conclusion that people aren't responsible for their actions because, after all, "It just happens" and, of course, that the majority of the population was "only following orders" from the politicians and folks "at the top". Rubbish. Turn off the movies and pick up a real history book, or a dozen.

As far as taking things to absurd extremes, your non-judgementalism is a case in point.

Thus, its useless to continue this. Adios.