In the US context it led to slavery and ultimately to a massive armed conflict. Secession and federalism lead to neither. Slavery was a pre-existing instituti

In the US context it led to slavery and ultimately to a massive armed conflict. Secession and federalism lead to neither. Slavery was a pre-existing institution. War is politics by other means and pre-existed both. It being associated with secessionism in one case is no more an argument against secessionism than war being associated with democratic revolutions is an argument against democracy. Naive: showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. Heal thyself.