[orionblamblam]

> There is much goodness in Southern Culture

I'm sure there is. But slavery was not a part of that goodness. And the whitewash of slavery is not a present goodness. And a celebration of the nadir of those fundamental flaws is... fundamentally flawed.

There is much to recommend Italian culture. Waving photos of Mussolini, however, is not the way to do it.

> And thank goodness for the positive contributions that Southerners make to our military, in large doses of courage as well.

This point has been raised innumerable times. And every single time, it's irrelevant.

[stand watie]

i note that you are NOT attacking the SLAVERS from the NORTH! there were MANY & they made a "ton of money" on the backs of Africans from the very first days of the slave trade until its final (unlamented) end.

in point of fact, the elites in the NORTH favored a continuation of slavery, permanently, where it was PROFITABLE. that was ALL the elites cared about = $$$$$$$$$ & POWER.

there was a SMALL group of abolitionists in both north & south, who wanted slavery ended before the WBTS. they had only MINORITY support anywhere. as long as slavery remained PROFITABLE, the elites of the social/financial/big business world favored slavery.

those are the facts.

free dixie,sw

[Non-Sequitur]

As for Reagan, Reagan became the great President he was because during his time in politics, the area he lived in was infatuated with Southern culture, which made sense considering the number of Southern immigrants living in Los Angeles at the time, and the fact that Western culture was shaped by Southerners.

My God! Could it be we're seeing the beginning of stand watie lite?