Something I have told people for years is this.
If you want to understand how to get out of a bad situation, you need to understand how you got into it." Much that is wrong with this nation today comes from the civil war.
Anchor babies? 14th amendment. That wasn't the intention of the 14th, but it is the unintended consequence.
"Gay" marriage? 14th amendment.
Abortion on Demand? 14th amendment.
Banning prayer in schools? 14th amendment.
Wickard v Fillburn? Incorporation doctrine from the 14th amendment.
Just a few examples of how the civil war is still screwing up America today.
This is why we talk past each other. All of this is provably caused by the progressives some four decades after the timeframe you claim. There’s a huge four decade gap you can’t account for.
You’re essentially a friend to the progressives. Wasting massive amounts of your time tilting at windmills.