Agrred, they were “intertwined”
Slavery was simply one of many powers that the South felt they had been guaranteed by the Constitution. But they were many more and many on this forum choose to belittle or ignore the “others”.
I think folks tend to see it differently.
That’s okay. Good cases can be made about it being all about slavery as well. I’m just not “all in” with that version of things.
It’s good to air things out from time to time. We should keep it somewhat fresh in our minds, and if two opposing sides dig in, we’ll get a better understanding no matter if anyone fully prevails or not.