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>> >> The northern focus on "the South" is on fault-finding, blaming, and
>> >> invidious comparisons.  Why do they do this?  Because it makes them feel
>> >> good about themselves.

>> >> HL

>> > "They" do this because you deserve to catch hell for your evil history
>> > and present-day bullshit ignorance and continued inhumanity, racism
>> > and in-bred stupidity.

>> M&M attributes to the South-bashers a hate-filled desire to punish me.

>> But it doesn't punish me.

>> I live happily in retirement, in North Carolina, after a privileged
>> career in college teaching.  Northern fault-finding about "the South"
>> provides me with an interesting subject of study.

> It is not a "hate-filled" desire. It is a desire for justice.