Because I'm one of the smart ones. And if you consider me obnoxious and rude it's only because I return rudeness and obnoxiousness in kind.
But answer me this. I was born and raised in the North and other than the military I have lived by whole life in the North. Why would I want to move South any more than you would want to move North?
Moreover, why would the North and South want to remain as the same county? Clearly cultural differences as well as untenable political differences at this point are glaringly obvious and impossible to overcome.
I deal with "Yankee" liberals all the time at my work. They have no idea how I really feel about their kind. I can be charming as hell if I want, even to those people.To tell you how bad it is one guy has this hanging on his work area; I have to look at it everyday.