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In reply to the discussion: "American by birth southern by the grace of God" [View all]scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)The OP is 100% correct.
Many homes down here fly the confederate flag above the American flag.
The majority down here definitely put region above country.
I am the son of Italian immigrants in PA. We have deep Italian pride, and many of my relatives fly the red white and green... but they fly it below the American flag.
Country comes first, heritage second.
It is definitely NOT that way in the south.
And yes... nothing is ever 100%. There are millions of good liberals living in the south. But the majority of the population, and more importantly the dominant culture, is antithetical to liberalism.
I love the weather and the ocean and the food and the golf in my southern home. But the attitudes of the majority of the people down here make me love my PA home even more.