It was as if the conservative candidate was one of the spoiled Yankee children who promoted treason in time of war in the 1960s. This unfortunately represents the attitude of too many flag defenders. One despairs at such blindness. The compatriots I am talking about, however, can be educated. I have seen it done.
Southern heritage is the first casualty of that power.
It is not 1945 any more, or even 1975. You can either honor your Southern heritage and preserve your Southern identity, or you can give unthinking obedience to the America of today. You cannot do both without engaging in self-defeating contradiction. Here are a few suggestions. Don t compromise.