The south seceded to keep slavery. They said so themselves.

And the south started the problem that Lincoln handled poorly

Ragnarok, if they “dominated congress,” as you say, then why the fuck do you think they had to make so many compromises throughout a short period of time?

Its their own fault

Because Jackson threatened military force

Because they got bought off

It’s because there was an imbalance of power between north and south just as, today, there is an imbalance of power between rural and urban.

There was a literal imbalance though

They werent even 10% of the country's production

Its like thinking people should treat dogs as complete equals

No, because the South was a minority region that had to be taken into consideration.

We aren’t a democracy.

We’re a republic.

Freeing slaves would give them actual power

It was taken into consideration

“Freeing slaves would give them actual power.”

Bullshit.

So you're for slavery?

Ok my dude

He's for slavery

It wouldn’t because, even if they freed all the slaves, they would still only have about one-fifth of the nation’s population.

Then they were marginal

Whats the problem?

The South was marginalized regardless of slavery.

Maybe the South should git gud

You sound like a socialist or communist right now

Instead of muh farms

At the beginning of the war, the north had 22 million people. The south had 9 million people.

Why doesnt everybody have the same power?

We dont bend over for iowa man

Thems the breaks

The problem is the same problem the rust belt is having and what flyover country has been having for years. If no one gives a shit about you, then things become worse off for you. If people only care about the big cities, then the rural areas become neglected and rot away.

That's including slaves

Then dont live in the Rust Belt

Move out

Yeah, meaning that they would still be a marginalized region.

They still are honestly

It wasn't about not giving a shit. It was about slavery. That's exactly what the Confederate leadership said, in every state, and in their constitution

“Just move out.”

Easier said than done.

No

Mexicans do it all the time

Retard