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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: AlphaWolf 🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: HCR Gives a History Lesson
Date: 02/02/26 12:47 AM
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The Confederacy did not withdraw from the Union.

That’s news to anyone who was educated in the United States and every historian that ever lived.

Here are the dates when each Confederate state officially seceded (that means withdrew in the English language) from the United States. They even had their own flag. Perhaps you’ve seen them on the rear window of Tesla Cyber trucks.

South Carolina: December 20, 1860
Mississippi: January 9, 1861
Florida: January 10, 1861
Alabama: January 11, 1861
Georgia: January 19, 1861
Louisiana: January 26, 1861
Texas: February 1, 1861
Virginia: April 17, 1861
Arkansas: May 6, 1861
North Carolina: May 20, 1861
Tennessee: June 8, 1861

They also attacked a United States fort. And the Confederate States of America fought the United States of America (yes, there were 2 different armies) in a very bloody war (which is known to Americans as the Civil War) for four years before the Confederate States of America surrendered and were forced to rejoin the United States of America.

If you don’t like reading (which you obviously don’t), you should watch the Ken Burns documentary, surprisingly called The Civil War. He does great work IMNSHO.

When you find yourself in a deep hole, I recommend that you stop digging.

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