If ever there was a true statement regarding Southern thinking... "I asked him if he did not look inside the deepest part of himself, his soul, and fear sometimes that he might be wrong. The man simply did not understand the question."
"We may have lost the South for a generation" an un-sourced comment attributed to LBJ after signing the Civil Rights Act turns out to be insanely optimistic. Another excellent chapter Michael. I am always impressed (not jealous) of people able to interact with strangers in the way some journalists do. Your voice certainly identifies you as an outsider but I wonder if the interviews would have gone the same way if you had picked up a British accent with your move to the UK. (Everyone I have ever known who moved into the Old South found themselves fighting picking up an accent. Some without success.) LBJ's attributed quote "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you" seems to me to be a defining point for much of the US. Americans claim to hate elites but we are very selective about who gets that attribution. And "States Rights" I love it. The Right is all for them until they control the federal government and then the States are expected to subservient to the Federal controls. Looking forward to the next chapter.
If ever there was a true statement regarding Southern thinking... "I asked him if he did not look inside the deepest part of himself, his soul, and fear sometimes that he might be wrong. The man simply did not understand the question."
"We may have lost the South for a generation" an un-sourced comment attributed to LBJ after signing the Civil Rights Act turns out to be insanely optimistic. Another excellent chapter Michael. I am always impressed (not jealous) of people able to interact with strangers in the way some journalists do. Your voice certainly identifies you as an outsider but I wonder if the interviews would have gone the same way if you had picked up a British accent with your move to the UK. (Everyone I have ever known who moved into the Old South found themselves fighting picking up an accent. Some without success.) LBJ's attributed quote "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you" seems to me to be a defining point for much of the US. Americans claim to hate elites but we are very selective about who gets that attribution. And "States Rights" I love it. The Right is all for them until they control the federal government and then the States are expected to subservient to the Federal controls. Looking forward to the next chapter.