South really should been successful in secession
Slavery was bad bad but a lot more in plAy Tha just that.
US grown too big for britches.
“US grown too big for britches”
Or, US has gone far too long without a cataclysmic war that wipes out 25% of the population and leaves everybody destitute and struggling for survival. We are too rich and have way too much leisure time which allows leftists to indulge their fantasies.