when i toured the south back thirty years ago i did meet a lot of friendly nice people. (in facr much more helpfull and friendly than most canadians)sometimes o wonder where they are? are they intimidated by the klan? did the culture go backwards in time? its just hard to fathom how the last holdouts for slavery in the advanced world who held out at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives would be seen as anything but the recalcriant cowards they were. they were willing to cost hiundereds of thousands of lives rather than cost a change of ideas--long overdue.

and i am shocked how many such racist supporterd show up on mudcat with quibles and spin about how it wasn't about slavery--then why didn't they free the slaves and fight for states rights?

and especially i am deeply offended by the lionization of the murdering leaders. not just nathan bedford forest but robert e lee jefferson davis abd stone wall jackson all ordered the execution of black soldiers captured in uniform. thats murder by the most cowardly people imaginable!