> The irony is that one of the main rails upon which the MAGA train rides is States rights.

No it's not. They just like slavery. If it was about states rights they wouldn't support sending in the military.

What I find shocking about comments like yours is the reminder that propaganda works. Someone in the republican party decided "guys, advocating for slavery openly doesn't go over well, let's tell them it's actually about states rights", and loads of people actually believed it.