I very rarely hear lost causers say something that actually have history backing it (like how they say the confederates didn't secede because of slavery) so does this myth have any actual facts behind it?
edit: Have*
The renowned u/Georgy_K_Zhukov delves deep into this one here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3edss0/comment/cte2mj9
TL;DR - No.
The "Lost Cause" is a lot like saying I jumped from a sinking ship (no pun intended) because it was sinking, not because it hit an iceberg. The iceberg had nothing to do with me jumping. Sounds silly that way, right?