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The crappers arrived at #13 rlmorel. Up to that repugnant post the comments were appreciative of the thread and approving of the story told within.

Oh, and yes - my name is on warpussy’s notorious list (didja ever know anyone outside of middle school who kept enemies lists?!). I made the list because I stand on the side of the union in WBTS threads (Oh no!). But enough of that foolishness.

My Grandad was born in Montana but died in Alabama and is buried in Huntsville. Every Memorial Day we would honor his memory with flowers and two flags - the CBF and the American flag. We did it because it was the respectful thing to do.

Let’s call a truce between the Blue and the Gray for a while. I am as much to blame for even making an issue at all about it. It was a good article on its own.

Most conservatives can agree men on both sides of that conflict fought hard and valiantly. Like most soldiers in most wars, when the bullets began to fly, it wasn’t about slavery or secession, it was about the man next to them and their families back home.

We can honor them, even if we disagree.

rockrr: "...my name is on warpussy’s notorious list "

I see I made his list too, twice!
But the only comment is: "cut and paste seminar type", meaning what, exactly?
"Seminar type" meaning that I try to be educational?
"cut and past" meaning that I provide references from recognized sources?

In my experience on this subject, which goes back more than ten years, nobody has ever posted "anti-South" remarks except in efforts to refute false anti-North accusations from the "Southern Pride" folks.
Most of those on the Union side studiously avoid returning insult for insult from pro-Confederates.

The major focus from pro-Union posters is to make certain the real facts are made known and explained.
So none of that is, in wardaddy's words (post #13), "race baiting south bashing".

Most of us love our Southern relations, and here in small towns of central Pennsylvania, you often see Confederate flags flying on homes and pickups, usually beside US flags.

If that gets us put on wardaddy's list, I'd call it a badge of honor.