Write an opinion piece of about 500 words, suitable for publication in the daily texan, comparing the divisions in america in the 1850s with the divisions in america today.

Many people have observed that America has become more divided in the last several years. Some want to know if there is any historical precedent for this.
Write an opinion piece of about 500 words, suitable for publication in the Daily Texan, comparing the divisions in America in the 1850s with the divisions in America today. From your knowledge of history, explain the nature of the divisions then (What were people arguing about? Who was arguing?).
From your reading of current events, explain the nature of the divisions today, as you see them.
We know how the divisions in the 1850s turned out: they produced the Civil War. What will today’s divisions produce? Another civil war? This part is speculative, but make your prediction as plausible as you can.
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