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To: MSB who wrote (14348)	12/19/1997 6:09:00 AM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

MSB: The reason they are still "miffed" over the civil war is that oral tradition (as opposed to the victor-written history books)has left them angry about the senseless destruction of their cities, burning of their crops, seed corn and homes by the vengeful Union Army, doing as they were directed to do by General Sherman, and presumably with the permission and approval of Mr. Lincoln. No conquered foreign country has ever been treated that way by the United States. The "Reconstruction" period added insult to injury and assured the hatred of the North for many generations. Also, the Southerners do not regard that war as a rebellion, since rebels would have wanted to take over the goverment in Washington and run the whole country. The Confederacy had no such desire and simply wanted to be left alone. The slavery issue, while of some importance, was not the primary driving force behind that unfortunate war. I must state that although I was raised in the South, my great grandfather, whose views I share, was a well known abolitionist and governer of Michigan during the war between the states. Jack

To: MSB who wrote (14348)	12/19/1997 9:20:00 AM
From: T.R.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

< some of the natives are still a little miffed over the civil war. > I know what you mean..I moved from Mn to Tx. By far the majority of the people we've met have been great...very friendly. I have run into one or two people referring to me as a damn yankee (they said it in a teasing way.) I challenged them by acting stupid (something that comes quite naturally to me..thank you very much) and said I didn't know what they meant. They backed off very fast and said it was a term they used in jest when talking to northerners, UNLESS the person was from the New England area. They explained they felt those people were very arrogant and condescending. My reply was I really didn't have time to talk to somone at their level since I didn't think we had ANYTHING in common < heh,heh,heh ...just thought I'd check to see if you were internalizing what you were reading...I would never think that of another person, much less say that to someone>. You're right about some people not letting go of the Civil War... I wonder what their lives are like, carrying that much hate and anger over something they were not alive to experience...my guess is they're living their lives somewhat vicariously, but then again we all do at some time or another. <did I say this like a true politician or what?> T.R.