@Witch_Hunter_Siegfired @BarelyEagle @justnormalkorean It was (quite literally, in some cases) a war between brothers. There were just as many Jews in their synagogues radically preaching abolition as there were Jews trying to preserve the horrid, barbarous institution of slavery.

It's why I try not to get too invested in the "northern aggression vs. southern secession," finkle-fight.