I think that unfortunately many of the folks you described get a cheap dose of self virtue empowerment from their constant harping. I lived in Manhattan for 6 years and know full well that all NYers don't think that way but nevertheless as a Mississippian I was always on the defensive more often than not at social gatherings.....and I was more "moderate" then...lol
I do miss Mississippi Day in Central Park behind the MET....with Southern flags aplenty flying....and no one said squat. My my how sensitive we've become!
My my how sensitive we've become! The irony is, had Lincoln lived, things in the South would have been much better immediately after the war - Lincoln wanted to pursue a policy of conciliation, but upon his assassination the Radical Republicans in Congress drove the agenda and Johnson had limited ability to stop them, since they could overrride his veto.