@dfeldman @cindylouwhom It is a sick world they live in where truth can turn on a dime. Their philosophy and life view is simply, in the words of Cleek's Law, "The opposite of what liberals want, updated daily."

Having been raised around Confederate thought, with parents who were not entirely trapped by it, helped me see through the massive contradictions. It also helped that I wasn't "from there" which traps many of the unwilling. I'd be a "Northern invader" the rest of my life, handicapped on purpose lest I be competitive in the marriage sweepstakes.

My mother was right when she decided our roots in a tiny town would hold us back. This heritage of belonging, my birthright that so many are soothed by, is also a trap.