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Entry: Confederates and Catholics, Unite! Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/down_in_dixie#2799 Post contents: Mr Manning wrote: "The same goes for Mr. John Ball. Why would you suppose that a descendant of a Confederate veteran would welcome “reconciliation”." My answer is: for the same reason that all true warriors desire reconciliation with their former enemies. Well, that is, unless you idealise the Confederacy in ways beyond reason. I am willing to admit that the war which Lincoln launched against the Southern states was misguided and stupid. But on the other hand, so was the Southern war of resistance - that was also bloody stupid in its own way. I'm willing to shake hands with the heirs of the Confederate States of America - but I am NOT willing to idealise them as being heirs of any heritage which was morally superior to that of Lincoln's armed forces. You can say that the Southern Cause was morally equal to the cause of Lincoln and his armies and navies. But if you dare to suggest that the Confederate States of America were in any way MORALLY SUPERIOR to Lincoln and his armed forces, then I will say, f--- you up the ass with a South Carolina palmetto. Sent at: 2008 10 07