10-23-2022, 08:59 PM
Much of the South had an "honor" culture in which perceived insults can result in violence. At one time such could be duels. Up North, such was unacceptable. Those who use excessive force to protect their self-image go to jail.
Southern "white culture" is closer to Southern "black" culture (referring to the Deep South as opposed to the Mountain South that has few African-Americans outside of such large cities as Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Louisville, and St. Louis... maybe Tulsa) and the most likely meeting place for discussions will be churches. I suspect that Southern whites trust African-American preachers who promote the same ethical values. Both Mountain South whites and Deep South Whites have little in common with white people Up North.
Southern "white culture" is closer to Southern "black" culture (referring to the Deep South as opposed to the Mountain South that has few African-Americans outside of such large cities as Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Louisville, and St. Louis... maybe Tulsa) and the most likely meeting place for discussions will be churches. I suspect that Southern whites trust African-American preachers who promote the same ethical values. Both Mountain South whites and Deep South Whites have little in common with white people Up North.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.