KC, that’s where I would have to disagree with you.
America’s history is what it is. To deny it, warts and all, is to do exactly what the revisionists would have us do. It is imperative that we at least attempt to keep the dialog open in the hopes of finding reasoning and reasonable people.
Just because we have the Al Sharpton’s and the Jesse Jackson’s, should we throw up our hands and say that discussions of race are “impossible”? Because we encounter bigots like swattie and cowboyway should we abandon and ignore one of the most important chapters of our country’s history?
It is pretty apparent that the author of this piece is a provocateur - trying to fan the flames and passions of unthinking people. In post #5 I pointed out the method by which she “poked the anthill” to see what sort of mayhem she could cause. And 300+ posts later we see that she managed to get at least some reaction. In fairness I must point out that the FReeper who posted this piece do so for precisely the same reason - not to raise the level of discourse, but to fan the flames of discord.
IMO it is when we STOP talking about it that the revisionists win...
Well more power to you and I wish you luck. Luckily, the reality is that there is only a real small minority feels like that.
If disagreeing with a yankee makes me a 'bigot', then sign me up.
Of course, the rhetoric that you've posted against Southerners clearly defines you as a bigot.