Seems as if the rest of the country is finally coming around to our grand way of thinking.
"...Our Way of Thinking..."
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YEP !!!
For instance, when I was stationed in Alabama, the state recognized Confederate Memorial Day as a holiday, but not Memorial Day itself. I also encountered numerous occassions were it was made abundantly clear to me that I was a Yankee and not welcome down south, even though I was serving there in the military.
That being said, if 911 has transformed the deep patriotism many Southerners have always displayed for the South into a genuine American patriotism, I say welcome aboard and thank God. Southerners have many fine qualities and it is a unique part of America, that makes the whole stronger when we are all together.