That's flat ridiculous. Take away slavery and leave all else the same and the South doesn't rebel. Leave slavery and take away every lame excuse for the rebellion you care to name and the South rebels. It's as simple as that.
Oh really.
First of all, to set the record straight, the Southern states seceded, formed the Confederate States of America and were promptly and illegally invaded by disHonest Abe. (you're not going to hijack this thread with your lies)
Secondly, the nation is as, or more, polarized today than in 1860 and a lot of that polarization is north and South (with the Rocky Mountain states leaning South and the left coast states leaning north.) Now, if the Southern states and her allies decide that enough is enough of this yankee socialism crap and secedes, are you gonna insist that slavery was the catalyst? If not, what would be your explanation for modern secession? Cut and run mentality?
If you adhere to that, then you must really despise the Cuban who gets in a rickety boat and sails 90 miles across open ocean to escape Fidel's socialist utopia. Blast the cowardly Cuban for cutting and running when he should stay and wait for change, right?
Go ahead, ns, dazzle us with your insight. /sarc
BTW, do you still prefer obama's politics to mine?