The North and the Republicans of 1860 were the same as the Democrats of 2017

The Republicans wanted to tax the producers of the South to give to their cronies in the North.
The North wanted unlimited cheap labor through immigration to drive down wages and keep their workers in their place.
The North invaded and destroyed the South in order to make us do their bidding.
All you have been taught about the War for Southern Independence is Yankee lies, Lincoln was a tyrant admired by Karl Marx. His armies murdered, raped and looted their way across the South, all the while proclaiming their moral superiority.