[GaConfed]

OK, here's one of the biggest deals. the crap going on over the flag is costing atlanta one of its biggest businesses, conventions

Frankly rattrap, I don't give a rat's A$$ about Atlanta, or how much business Atlanta loses out on. It's the most soulless place on earth because it tries to be everything except what it should be; a SOUTHERN city. It can evolve into one big ole rust heap as far as I'm concerned. Atlanta has nothing to do with my life out here in the REAL Georgia, and that is the way I like it.

[rattrap]

the money in atlanta still goes into the economy in (ahem) real GA

big picture man, big picture

[PeaRidge]

"Frankly rattrap, I don't give a rat's A$$ about Atlanta, or how much business Atlanta loses out on. It's the most soulless place on earth because it tries to be everything except what it should be; a SOUTHERN city. It can evolve into one big ole rust heap as far as I'm concerned. Atlanta has nothing to do with my life out here in the REAL Georgia, and that is the way I like it.

Great post. Sounds just like what your ancestors said about Boston, Lincoln, and the business community thriving on Southern trade with England.

Mercantilism vs. Southern Economy in 1861 is just the same as Atlanta vs. rural Georgia is today.

Forget about the "big picture" and live your life as you want, and as your ancestors should have had the right to do in 1861.