[BroJoeK]

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.

[Pelham]

“warpussy”?

Wardaddy simply has to quote you all without comment to make his point.

[rockrr]

Thanks for weighing in on this BroJoek. My daddy once told me, “You shouldn’t try to reason a person out of something they were never reasoned into”. I think that it applies here.

There is little use in attempting to find common ground with these people - they appear to be hard-set on a course that includes demonizing people they disagree with and character assassination. How many FReepers do you know that keep (and publicize) an enemies list?

I have ZERO need to “defend” myself - especially against the likes of them. There are so many here that one can disagree with without resorting to being disagreeable there is no point in bothering with them.

So, once again, I will echo rlmorel’s sentiment to refrain from the internecine warfare and enjoy the story for its own merits.

Life is too short for a-holes.