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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

tbf, the Confederacy abolished states' rights to abolish slavery. So even 'states' rights' isn't a correct answer - and just like in the modern day, it's only cover for "We do what I want when I'm in power, and what I want when the opposition is in power too"

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

Yep. We all need to see it for the dog whistle it is.