Oppression and Secession

Over the past few weeks, I have been troubled by two words that I have heard protesters using:  Oppression and Secession.  These are two powerful words and I'm not sure that it is wise to use them.  

Protesters have made statements that they are oppressed by our government.  Perhaps our government's current policies are not best for us, perhaps they cause us trouble but I don't think that they can be classified as oppressive.  History offers many examples of oppression; I have a hard time believing that we are an oppressed people.

Some protesters have brought up secession, suggesting that states should secede from the Union because of economic policy.  Did we not learn anything from the 1860's and our Civil War?  Secession led to a war of destruction and to hard feelings and mistrust that lasted for decades and to an extent even to this day.  

Let us choose our words carefully and think carefully about what we say.

Mac McCormick III

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