I just thought I’d take a moment and comment on my old friend Clint Lacys’ article ‘A Difficult Decision.’

     The very first article written by me and put up over at dixieinternet.com was called ‘Pelican People.’ Clints’ ‘A Difficult Decision’ is a shining example of exactly what I was talking about in ‘Pelican People.’ The subject matter there was reactionary people demanding everyone else also be reactionary regardless of the consequences.

     First I’ll talk about the extraneous emotive issues in his article. As for that one boy who doesn’t want to adopt the urban lifestyle, good for him. Who needs it! You might want to congratulate him for being an individual instead of turning him into another victim complex. Being an individual causes one to meet with resistance. That is why most people aren’t individualists. It requires one to be forged in the fires of other peoples wrath and does the soul a lot of good. It was the adolescent that threatened him, not the member of the local police force. He obviously has really crappy parents and the kid will be a serious problem for both the community and the parents later on. Enjoy the show and stay clear. I suspect the reason for the threat has a little bit more to it than just the different lifestyle. Something called puberty might explain it. Teenagers are quite often jerks, and they will stay jerks if not corrected. Tell the kid to stick to his roots and let it be a character building experience. It certainly was for all three of my kids who grew up in the country. Life isn’t fair and that in and of itself is a good lesson. As for the Councilman not wanting the flag near his business, that just goes to show you that local politicians can be pretty obnoxious doesn’t it? Why are they like that? Because they can get away with it until someone pushes back. Just for your information it was that way before even Clinton or Bush came along. It was that way back when Genghis Kahn was around.

     There are always ways of getting around and to these power people who act like this, but a rational mind is required to analyze them. There is a weakness in all strength. As matter of fact the weakness usually arises out of their strength. It requires logic not emotion to beat them. If you’re using emotion you have already lost.

     Now you said in the Museum scene --

     The guy that wanted them to also put up a Union flag was probably talking about an historically accurate Union flag, and if he wasn’t then you could have taken a moment to correct him. The last time I checked the Stars and Stripes was called the American flag not the Union flag. You could have told him where he could order a Union flag and then let him know you weren’t there for that but he obviously was and to put up or shut up. It’s really quite simple: If he wants it, he can pay for it! By the way that wasn’t ‘the brick wall of bureaucracy’ it was simply an opposing view. That poor lady caught in the middle of this is a volunteer, by the way, and doesn’t run anything. But I can tell you for sure she has passed on your delightful demeanor to whoever is running it. I can almost guarantee you that the offer to put the flag inside is off the table for you.

     You passed up a great opportunity to maybe write up a bit of history describing how that flag came into being and how Missouri viewed the North from start to finish. The tax issue regarding the railroad would have been real nice to add in there, too. That chance got wasted in one emotional event which was really no different than wetting your pants in a dark suit. It feels real warm and cozy at first but nobody notices it. The flag you had is now where twenty-five people per day will never notice it. That same twenty-five people per day will also never read a really good write up that corrects a bunch of revisionist history.

     Now the comment about the older generation not being so willing to give away their rights was a bit off. I take that back. It was way off. I remember seeing some idiot Congresscritter saying that Affirmative Action was going to create a bit of reverse discrimination and that was just the price that white people were going to have to pay. He was a Democrat by the way. I remember looking at that idiot in disbelief and thanking him for making me pay for his generations sins. No, I don’t talk to televisions anymore. I was just ticked off and young. That understanding generation brought us the Lyndon Johnson raw deal. The one before them brought us the Federal Reserve and partied on without notice. Do I hold a grudge against them for any of that? Not at all. What would be the point? The blame game accomplishes nothing.

     Maybe in some cases that’s true. But from what I’ve seen, just about all of the astronauts are or at least were Southern. Almost everyone I deal with who works in aerospace who is of consequence is also Southern. They didn’t get to where they are in this world by playing the victim role. They got there because they were different and adventurous. That is what Southern is!!!!!!!

     In your last response to me, while you played your homebuilt xenophone, you told me I’m just a transplant and will never understand the Southern way. I talked to a few of my friends who grew up here in Mississippi and they all say that since you live way up there……you’re a Yank. Maybe a little conflicted, but still a Yank!

     You might want to go and change out of that warm dark suit before you find out why it’s called ‘rash’ behavior.