On 2013-06-21, dsi1 > wrote:

> It's a heritage that we just can't seem to shake.

I spent a couple yrs in TN, back in the 60s. Almost got jumped by
hippie hating rednecks a few times, which was pretty funny cuz I was in
the military and the closest thing I could sport anywhere near to
hippie getup was a moustache. But, it got me in trouble more that
once.

I actually miss a couple things about the South, but that "gonna rise
again" nonsense is not one of them. I figure Southerners cling to
their past glory so desparately primarily cuz thay got nothing else to
be pround of. Really, they do, but they listen too much to other
ppl's perception of them and gives them a poor self image. Granted,
some of it is warranted and their own doing, but it makes for a sad
and unnecessary take on life.

nb