I like the bit about climate differences and workspaces. But to say that slavery is the "cartoon version" of what the Civil War was "about" is absolutely wrong.

I like the bit about climate differences and workspaces. But to say that slavery is the "cartoon version" of what the Civil War was "about" is absolutely wrong. The Civil War was unambiguously about, above or preceding other causes, slavery. Esquire isn't my go to for history, but this author does a great job piling on primary source evidence contradicting PG's claim: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/civil-war-was-about-slavery-022814 http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/civil-war-was-about-sl...