Mine arrived from eastern Europe early in the 20th Century. So what?
You can call that hatred all you want but it will never-the-less remain a lie!
And unless you can come up with some quotes supporting your slander about my 'pathological hatred of anything and everything Southern' then I would say my description of you is just as accurate as your description of me. What you call 'pathological hatred of anything and everything Southern' is merely a refusal to swallow your Southron bullshit and recognize your rebellion for what it was and your leaders for what they were. Nothing more and nothing less. That's what annoys you so much, the fact that there are people out there that you can't snow.
You may imagine Lincoln a god but most others do not and especially those who have done even the most perfunctory research on the matter.