The center right will likely win the culture war

[JasonBlack]

(10-23-2022, 08:59 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: 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.

There is a difference between hair trigger pride and hot tempers (bad) vs putting verbally abusive people with bad manners and boundaries in their place (good). Both are present in the South.

Your comment about black culture and southern white culture being similar is spot on. Thomas Sowell's "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" is a must-read on this topic. On one hand, it slants a bit too far in favor of the negatives imo, but on the other hand, it's one of the hilarious roasts of both ghetto people and white rednecks I've ever seen, especially as they tend to be mortal enemies and would resent the comparison. Being an elderly black gentleman who grew up in Harlem, he can get away with saying a lot more than most would be able to pull off.