[DiogenesLamp]

Nobody posting here makes such arguments, all know better.

If you guys aren't focusing on slavery, then you aren't the people to which we are referring.

But yes, most people who discuss this topic go immediately to the "They deserved it because of SLAVERY!" argument.

[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "most people who discuss this topic go immediately to the "They deserved it because of SLAVERY!" argument."

Every school child is taught that Civil War was fought to 1) preserve the Union and 2) free the slaves.

Those reasons, in that specific sequence, are 100% accurate.
All your other fantasies about it are just nonsense.