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PatSeg

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15. Bizarre, isn't it?

Tue May 12, 2026, 04:14 PM

May 12

That it still lives on in 2026. Generations of people have not moved on from 1863. They are stuck in a fantasy world that really never existed except in their stagnant little brains.

Meanwhile, they blame all their problems on an oppression that never existed. They actually seem to covet the oppression of the people THEIR ancestors enslaved and claim that somehow THEY are the victims. Ironically, most of their families didn't even own slaves and were treated poorly by rich landowners. The good economy of the old south only benefited a small percentage of white people, but they got a whole lot of poor folk to fight and die for something that served the rich elite.

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A great take on the romanticizing of Confederate history: [View all] thucythucy May 12 OP

My great(3) grandfather PCB66 May 12 #1

I hope his letters have been preserved. Sparkly May 12 #8

The Confederacy lasted less than 5 years. It stole existing Southern Themes. It has no heritage other than rebellion ChicagoTeamster May 12 #2

A bunch of indignant, outraged lawbreakers PatSeg May 12 #11

And remember that the FIRST rebel flag was the Betsy Ross Flag!! Adopted June 14, 1777 mitch96 May 12 #18

Yes PatSeg May 13 #19

People forget how brief the Confederacy's history was. cab67 May 12 #13

Bizarre, isn't it? PatSeg May 12 #15

Nirvana lasted longer than the CSA hatrack May 12 #16

"The 'loseriest' day" unblock May 12 #3

He sure has a way with words mountain grammy May 12 #10

Good timing. I turned this vid on just as MSNow went to trump babbling on the lawn... Wounded Bear May 12 #4

Trae Crowder is a voice of sanity hidden in that drawl. (Bet he speaks well when he wants...) erronis May 12 #5

Slave hunts bmichaelh May 12 #6

The liberal redneck speaks truth. cksmithy May 12 #7

South Got Whopped Brother Buzz May 12 #9

I love this guy. yardwork May 12 #12

I love how he has a short, pithy post script: Ilsa May 12 #14

Trae on white red necks: "Fatter than most livestock." Botany May 12 #17

The South won the war... Pesky1 May 13 #20

The South was able to turn back most of the gains made during Reconstruction thucythucy May 13 #21