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Explain to me how the south was liberal.I understand that leftwingers always lie about it.Do you understand history?Thanks for admitted what I just accused you of. There is nothing "conservative" about slavery. Furthermore, Northerners were as racist as Southerners.You really are pretty ignorant.That isn't what conservative means, especially in this day and age. Slavery is not a traditional conservative value. You're still trying to sell the proposition that "slavery = conservatism." Only douchebags and imbeciles are swallowing itDepends on where in the north you are talking about. But in general the south adheres to traditional conservative principles and has voted in conservative leaders. If conservative means upholding the status quo and protecting tradition, for the slave holding states, that would apply, at that time.
Conservatives in that era and region supported the status quo of slavery.
Few conservatives today would. It is not the status quo any more, it is considered abhorant. We are not the same people or culture we were a century ago.
Conservatism and liberalism are moving targets. They change as cultural norms change.
And yes, I agree racism isn’t confined to the south.
So the words "conservative" means nothing in terms of 1860.
That's what I've been trying to tell you all along. You want them to be the same, only different.