@S___Elliott Departed was pretty good but Heat lived up to the hype. Had to watch Last of the Mohicans soon after, to see if that lived up to the hype, too, and it did. Very impressed with Michael Mann.
@magills_@jdooher31 I think I can help here. I agree with everything you post and believe me when I say I am truly a dullard. "Fucking stupid" doesn't even begin to cover it.
@CathyYoung63@wil_da_beast630 Probably worth distinguishing the phases of the war, too, because eventually the South very much *was* under attack. I've always figured that once the war was in full swing, the "why" of the war probably mattered less to most than the reality of it, if that makes sense. Dunno.
@CathyYoung63@wil_da_beast630 Hard to take seriously people who dispute that slavery was the main issue. OTOH I've always been deeply skeptical of claims that preserving slavery was the primary motivation of most Confederate *soldiers*. Did the common Southerner really value white supremacy over their lives?
@joeeule@bonchieredstate@EWErickson You're mistaken. I don't think she was trying to hit him, but the footage actually shows her driving straight toward him before veering right at the last moment. If you're open to changing your mind on that point, I touched on it in this write-up: https://t.co/N38paCpHKK