Growing up in the South, I definitely met some southerners who seemed to prefer to live in the past. I used to see the Confederate flag every once in the while hanging in someone's backyard and hearing that ever so popular saying "the south will rise again." I have to say that I have to give some of those people credit; they do have a strong sense of pride in their family dating back generations when some people have no clue where they came from. However, people can get obsessive. Is there really a cats of the confederacy? If so, I would have to say that this group would be on the verge of craziness. I guess some people just want to find something that they have in common. It's funny how the Civil War was a division between the North and South yet remembering it causes so many people (Southerners) to become united.
I would definitely say that not every Southerner is obsessed with the Confederacy (myself included) and I could see how it would annoy some people. However, I think everyone needs to stop obsessing or living in the past. There is a difference between remembering the past and becoming lost in the past. If people want to remember the Confederacy, they can do so but they need to keep in mind that you can't move forward if you dwell on the past. And in my personal opinion, that goes for everyone.
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