Cuz, I'm no politician . Let's just say I believe in the South, I love my Southern heritage and think it should be preserved for those who earned it long ago with their life's blood. I believe the war was fought for the states rights and not slavery. ( I'm sure there will be a lot of flack from that!) We just recently honored my great grandfather (who died in the Civil War) with a memorial service ..21 gun salute and cannon fire.. and a head stone properly inscribed. (William Henry Vick..Nash Co NC) Co.I 30 NC REGT CSA 1835-1862. My nephew recently marched with his Sons of Confederate Veterans' group in South Carolina in efforts to keep" The Flag" flying over the Capitol I have no idea what the outcome would have been had the South won. Do you?. I had 3 brothers in WWII, two in the Navy and one in the Army who fought in the Philipines. What do you suppose would have happened had we lost to Japan?? The lot of the Southerner after the Civil War was not good. Poor people suffered along with those who owned large plantations. You know the story I'm sure. I have a "why" too. People from the North move to the South because "it's a great place to live"....then almost immediately they complain..it's not like home and proceed to try and change it. WHY?? (I have a son- in-law from Connecticut and he's great) Bettie