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re: CNN is at it again
Posted on 12/28/16 at 8:53 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Posted on 12/28/16 at 8:53 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Preposterous drivel that would be laughable if it wasn't actually believed by a significant number of people. The idea that the South controlled the narrative aided by people eager for reconciliation from the north after the war is itself ridiculous. The north for the most part wanted to punish the south and did so. The north's version is revisionist. The author conveniently leaves out some things and outright lies about others. What it really is about is fear. They are scared. White's have been their whipping boy for quite some time.
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Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:05 am to bencoleman
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Preposterous drivel that would be laughable if it wasn't actually believed by a significant number of people.
While I disagree with the comparison to Trump voters, CNN is half correct. There was such a narrative developed in the South after the Civil War. It was called the "Lost Cause" movement. It was a kind of psychological coping mechanism invented to help Southerners with the death of the planter class system and the other ramifications of the Civil War. Some excellent books have been written on the subject. "Baptized in Blood" by Charles Wilson and "Ghosts of the Confederacy" by Gaines Foster are really good reads.
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