If the Confederacy wasn't allowed to secede from the Union, why was the Union ok with native land seceding from their society to become a US state?

I don't get it. Why are Americans of today so angered with the Confederates for SECEDING? I mean, they had just as much right to do that as the US did to colonize native land and make their own states. Which was technically seceded from previous native land.

I mean, why do Americans think they get to colonize land that isn't theirs, making their own society with their own nation states, then once the Confederates do the same thing to them, their only response is "How dare you? Taking land is wrong!"

Bitch please.

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Graylight · 51-55, F

There is so much skewed history and understanding in this post it'd take too long just to get your eyes uncrossed.

tindrummer · M

@Graylight I felt the same so didn't bother trying

MickRogers · 26-30, M

@Graylight What is there to not understand?

I'm literally just pointing out that the Union had no right to be upset at the South seceding when they had no problem seceding native land for union states.

Either you're against secession or you're not.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@MickRogers First, there is no "one or the other." You're trying to force a predicted outcome.

Secondly and again, [i]way[/i] too much to unpack in that word goulash.

Human1000 · M

@MickRogers Taking land isn't secession, silly.