I actually like Southerners and I like Yankees too. I am proud to say that I have friends in both camps. I don't care where someone is from. I do care about what kind of person they really are.
People who want to divide us by region, race, religion etc. are all a**holes in my book. Those that hate us don't differentiate between Southerner or Yankee, or black, white or red. They hate us because we're Americans.
I might be naive but I believe that Americans look out for one another and stick together. We might disagree on some things but when the stuff hits the fan, we don't leave our fellow Americans behind.
You are correct of course. As I said in my original post, the dividing ones are in general. There are others, such as yourself who dont feel that divide. Ive also said that with parts of the country sniping at each other it weakens our defenses against those who as you say, really hate us all because we are Americans.
A good sentiment that needs repeating. I never understood the need to agitate and exaggerate differences among fellow Americans from different regions.