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Loons then, loons in 1860, and still loons today.

That's more or less progressives say about the South.

Intelligent people recognize that history is more complicated than that.

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BTW, you never responded to my earlier post:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3947321/posts?page=358#358

I guess it's true that you can't prove or defend the stuff you say but you just go on spouting it anyway.

[DiogenesLamp]

I either forgot, or didn't see it among the other replies I get. I'll take a look at it later when I have more time. The trouble with you is you always make me work when I talk to you.

I have to go look stuff up a lot of the time.

I guess it's true that you can't prove or defend the stuff you say but you just go on spouting it anyway.

Nowadays proof means little. People are going to believe what they wish to believe, so often times you might as well just keep repeating something, because it actually works better than reasoned discussion.