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[RoyGBiv]

If you haven't yet read this, do so:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3580191&mesg_id=3580191

[carolinayellowdog]

1. I love the South, but pride and shame cancel each other out

Hey,

Interesting thread, and I sympathize with the sentiment. However, being proud to be a Southerner, or an American, or anything else I happen to be by accident of birth, doesn't make sense to me. There is just as much to be ashamed of, either regionally or nationally. Pride is *so* involved in the whole honor/aggression "let's fight a duel" mindset. Saying I'm neither proud nor ashamed would be two lies; saying I'm equally proud and ashamed-- to be a Southerner, an American, and a human being for that matter-- is closer to the truth.

CYD