With all due respect Armylady, JohnnyMagnum357 is totally correct. Southerners are deeply offended by this notion that our ancestors fought a war on the premise of slavery. Those of us who had families who were around for the civil war know exactly what Southerners felt so compelled to fight for, and slavery had nothing to do with it. This is the reason why elders are so important, you can rewrite history and change narratives but you can't change facts told through generations with many who can and will corroborate these stories based on principles you know in your heart to be truth. I have been guilty of peddling the propaganda history taught in schools unaware of the misinformation and blatant lies written in my history books. Luckily I spent many summers with my Grandfather, wisest man I ever met, who taught real history and the dangers one may fall into by watching the one eyed devil (television) instead of having engaging conversations with people to discover that they are full of wisdom from their years of life. Great discussions would have been lost to time otherwise.
With all due respect Armylady, JohnnyMagnum357 is totally correct. Southerners are deeply offended by this notion that our ancestors fought a war on the premise of slavery. Those of us who had families who were around for the civil war know exactly what Southerners felt so compelled to fight for, and slavery had nothing to do with it. This is the reason why elders are so important, you can rewrite history and change narratives but you can't change facts told through generations with many who can and will corroborate these stories based on principles you know in your heart to be truth. I have been guilty of peddling the propaganda history taught in schools unaware of the misinformation and blatant lies written in my history books. Luckily I spent many summers with my Grandfather, wisest man I ever met, who taught real history and the dangers one may fall into by watching the one eyed devil (television) instead of having engaging conversations with people to discover that they are full of wisdom from their years of life. Great discussions would have been lost to time otherwise.
So now Southerners are "offended." Sheesh.
They are trying to divide us, I get it.