My folks were in Jamestown, in Plymouth, first settlers of Annapolis before it was named. We moved into the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, then westward. I speak as the seed of pioneers:
Sure, you can claim Southern superiority. You can fly the Rebel flag if you want.
But it’s ill-advised to use our heritage to stir up trouble.
One of the great legacies of the colonists was a deep and abiding belief in God and his Word. From Paul, as written in I Corinthians 10:23—
” ‘Everything is permissible’ — but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible’ — but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.”
This thread aims at divisiveness. We have enough of that already.
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18
[This thread aims at divisiveness. We have enough of that already.]
The divisive people are those who are trying to take down monuments all over the South, and those who are always mocking the South.
I never claimed any “Southern superiority” to anyone. Southerners do not stop others from celebrating their culture and heritage.
I made it clear in my post that I respect Native Americans and Blacks. But Southerners have become the punching bag of the nation, and are the only people that you can insult, without consequence.
Are you comfortable as a Southerner, being the butt of jokes in this country. Are you comfortable having your ancestors constantly portrayed as monsters? And you are accusing me of being divisive? How so? By calling for Southerners and their culture to be treated with more respect?
Why don’t you tell those who are always mocking and insulting Southerners, to stop being divisive? Southerners only want to be left alone to celebrate their culture, without being called names.
Amen sir. Well written. You are a true American.
“But it’s ill-advised to use our heritage to stir up trouble.”
The people using our heritage to stir up trouble are on the other side, my FRiend.