Folks, I read this strip as much for your comments as for the artwork. A bunch of really clever, witty responses that never fail to make me laugh. Thank you all so much!
Good people, the term “Civil War”, although used continually since that time, really isn’t a proper use of the term. A civil war is, by definition, where two factions are vying for control of the government. This was not the case here. The southern states were not trying to take control of the national government. They were trying separate from it. Hence, the War for Southern Independence really is more proper. I’ll leave the other choices above to the partisan factions….
Very well said!