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To: JamesP81
"I will not surrender a symbol of southern heritage to a bunch of retards who run around in white sheets burning crosses thinking that that somehow honors God."

Unlike Pat Robertson I'll never attempt to speak for God, but I do believe folks who share your sentiment are truly blessed. Peace to you and yours my fellow American.

298 posted on 01/06/2006 7:29:19 PM PST by blaquebyrd
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To: blaquebyrd
FWIW, I'm glad you're here. My history is old south. My parents and grandparents considered blacks to be more servants than equals. That was wrong I know. But at least they went out of their way to provide for them.

OTOH my wife's parents (also old south) took up the gauntlet of civil rights in the fifties. My wife tells me of the phone calls she would answer as a child: "n####r lover" SLAM!

It was an ugly time.

In the last 20 years I have been to a dozen funerals at what are still "black" churches in Georgia. Some of those funerals were for people who worked for my family for years, people I have worked for, with and had work for me, and dozens of black people who I would jump in front of a freight train for.

Some of us are without race now. Would I want my daughter to marry a black man? For her happiness and peace, of course. But I am like anyone else, I want my grandchildren to look like me. You probably do too. One of these days we may not even consider that but today we do.

Anyway. I am glad you're her and I appreciate your opinion.

301 posted on 01/06/2006 8:02:18 PM PST by groanup (Shred for Ian)
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