Oh, my goodness. Sir, you really need to review some history. We most assuredly were faced with the disintegration of the United States in the 1850s. Two openly hostile groups, north and south, with differing ideas of what was right and what was wrong. Again, does that not sound familiar ?
"Given the great disparity between the Parties in the area of national defense, the ONLY thing important NOW is that a liberal be kept OUT of the WH"
Oh, I agree. But the liberals aren't exclusively in the Dem party. It's important we keep both the rodents and the RINOs as far away from the WH as possible.
I do not believe the intent of either side back then was to murder for reasons of a religious belief, each and every man, woman and child not only in this country but the entire world.