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But we like traitors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-OujQhrjkg

A side note: My 10 year old son has expressed a feeling of shame at being a Southerner because the South had slaves and fought a war to keep them. I wonder if any of you can understand how I could feel both glad and sad about this? Bullgrit

Given that the USA was early on more a confederation of independent states than one unified country, sort of kind of like what Europe has become with the European Union, what are the chances that the EU will eventually become a single united nation of states? In the US, it pretty much took a...

I've heard and read that phrase used a *few* times, (by a mixture of "regionals" -- and by both laymen and scholars). But it is always used in a way to explain that "technically, the American Civil War wasn't a civil war by the definition of 'civil war'." That is, usually in a civil war...

I'll say it here rather than put it in the other thread, because that thread went far away from the original subject. This "War of Northern Aggression" phrase is another thing that I've heard so many people claim that Southerners say, but, in all my 48 years of living in the South, among some...

Question: Slavery was a legal American institution for almost 100 years, since the original 13 colonies, right on during the ACW. Does the South serve as a scapegoat for America on the issue of slavery, (and racism in general)? Essentially putting all the baggage on the South to lessen the...

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The thing that struck me the most, (after noting the essentially worthlessness of an online survey of less than 400 people -- "using snowball sampling from Facebook"), was how the different media outlets presented the information...

OK, thanks. If that's what he meant, he did word it poorly. But it did seem to be an off-the-cuff reply to a question rather than a written speech. And it would be better if *he* cleared up his meaning, rather than some campaign staffers. This is just more gotcha tricks/traps that everyone in...

So, is there any audio/video that shows him saying what the articles says he said? Not to defend him, (I know jack squat about him at this time, and really don't yet care about any campaign), but the article quotes are pretty tightly cut, and in one case uses 3 (three, odd, not even) quotation...

I recently posted this on my blog: ***** We, Southerners, have to accept that the Confederate flag must be taken down. It has become too tainted with negative attachments to ever recover. It’s like a beloved family pet suffering from rabies. As much as it may break your heart, it must be put...

They could have [should have] just made him a big game hunter, like Muldoon in the original. This was another of the many things that made me feel like the movie makers were just adding things from a formula checklist. Bullgrit

What I saw was: Sending young boys to an extreme zoological park for days on a far away island was why the mother was so stressed out and over-emotional at the beginning, and why she was so upset that her sister wasn't taking care of the kids personally. The mention of the divorce completely...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_QpDJX-Sk Bullgrit

Michael Crichton actually wrote the screenplay for Jurassic Park (as well as the novel, which I read, too). And my reference to a children's book was regarding The Hobbit. Bullgrit

Mindset? It's called imagination. :-) And my imagination has been sharpened by decades of role playing gaming. Heck, I used to imagine how to defend my high school against an orc army. Bullgrit

I've considered defense/attack strategies for pretty much any place I've entered more than once, (home, office, mall, restaurant, etc.). I've planned tactics against home intruders, terrorist attacks, and a zombie apocalypse. I always assumed my thinking on this stuff was because I was a gamer...

The subject of home invasion came up in another thread... If someone were to break into your home while you were inside, how prepared are you and is your home for defense? Are you capable, (physically and mentally) to fight? Do you have weapons available, (dedicated or improvised)? Would you...

I'm I imagining, or does it seem that every politics/religion thread has gone far off the original topic and on to other controversial topics? Bullgrit

The few times I've looked in over at CM, it was not a place for friendly, intelligent discussion. If it comes to using CM or just having no discussions, I'll go with no discussions. Bullgrit