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 Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 06:23 pm
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 The usual astute post, David. What you've said bounces around now and then, but it seems to be quite neglected. The more vociferous of the talkers often refer to the difference between the cavaliers and the roundheads. I tend to ignore such pronouncements as, apparently, do many others. It would be worthwhile to explore that idea, but it seems that it gets side-tracked by real issues.

There was an element in southern society that thought itself to be of a superior class. We don't very often get into discussions of that factor. But, and it is only a germ of a thought, it would seem that there was a self-assumed aristocracy among the wealthier southerners. One that couldn't be bothered with such things as cooperation and the rule of law that they hadn't personally approved.

More than a bit thin, but it might be worth chasing.

ole