Great rant, wardaddy. I don't understand why these folks feel the need to run down Mississippi, the good people from there, and our heritage. I really don't understand their motivation. To be honest, I've seen more of that on this forum than I have seen in all the years I've lived in Oregon. Maybe they feel empowered to impugn us because, other than white Christians, Southerners are the only people left who CAN be belittled, in a PC way.
I usually stay away from WBTS threads, but this thread is NOT about who was right or wrong. This thread is about a celebration, and recognition, of our history, and honoring our dead. Confederate Heritage Month is observed all over the South. It's part of history, whether they like it, or not.
It seems to me that there are some who either have a permanent burr on their butt, or are elitists in the Kerry and Dean manner...
or, just maybe, both.