I would imagine that much of that attitude is due to social conditioning. For me, when I was younger anyway, that was certainly the case. For years on end you are indoctrinated into the mindset that the Civil War was actually the "War of Northern Aggression" while being carefully steered away from any evidence that shows the Civil War for what it really was; a petty, foolish attempt to protect the institution of slavery by right-wing aristocrats which resulted in death and destruction on a scale never seen on American soil.
I find the entire situation very disheartening. Sadly I am afraid that there is little that can be done in the immediate future to change the atmosphere down here. The ideology is deeply ingrained in the southern, and particularly the white southern male's, mindset.
I find the entire situation very disheartening. Sadly I am afraid that there is little that can be done in the immediate future to change the atmosphere down here. The ideology is deeply ingrained in the southern, and particularly the white southern male's, mindset.
