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sapphi_snake said:

homer said:

ok more questions, to any southern USA members, why do most southerners like to keep with the "rebel mentality"

 

It is a mix of racism and we felt that we got jipped by the north. Our general was so much better, and the north was brutal when they swept through the south. The north also stole our right to secede, which angered us. Not to mention Abraham Lincoln was an idiot. His Emancipation Proclamation was the dumbest thing ever. It did not even free the slaves in the union(yes, some union states still had slaves. Missouri being the main one I think). Now the South is behind the north in things like edumacation. Forget the North! THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!/s   (for the last sentence)

Then why did yoo guys lose?

And wasn't the South always behind the North in things like education?

The South lost because it had a fraction of the population, and a fraction of the economic base that the North had. It would be like the US going to war with Mexico right now.

The South has always been behind in pretty much everything. I don't know if you can really blame them, given that their cities were pretty much burned to the ground after the Civil War, whereas Northern cities didn't get touched.

Having said that, the South is growing a lot faster than the North due to pro-business economic policies. Most union states are growing at a rate of half of the rebel states. Eventually, the South will surpass the North in terms of economics. Education may be another situation, sadly.

As for the Rebel thing - I don't think its racism. Its more of a regional nationalism thing, IMO. Some people can't let go the fact that they lost a war which they started (and the Rebels did start the war, BTW by attacking Fort Sumter). There may also be some specific anti-government ideals engrained in rebel pride as well. But its generally fading away as urbanization and better economic conditions improve.