Voice of Lillpop "To say that the Confederate flag symbolizes slavery and a legacy of
racial discrimination is about as simple minded and myopic as claiming
that infant babies are all about dirty diapers!"There is so much more there!
"Just some of the thoughts that pop into my mind when I think of life in the Deep South are:
"There is so much to enjoy and love in and about the Deep South….why would anyone waste time fretting about slavery and a war that was fought 155 years ago?
- Southern hospitality: Warm, sincere, gracious, honest, caring, & loving “down home” people---people you can trust!
- Charming Southern accents, colloquialisms, and humor
- Slower speech, more relaxed, lifestyles, less conniving
- Politeness, perfect manners & courtesy
- Warm summer evenings, rain & thunder storms
- Amber waves of grain
- Elvis Presley and Graceland, TN
- Sunday school in May
- Vacation bible school
- Gospel music sung so passionately by African-American choirs
- Blue grass and country music
- Sunday dinner
- BBQs, horseshoes,
- TV show He-Haw
- Andy Griffith & No Time for Sergeants, Mayberry, RFD; Beverly Hillbillies TV show
- The Grand Old Opry
- Superstar country performers like Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynnete, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, & other women of renown
- Cold watermelon, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, potato salad, hot buttered biscuits, corn on the cob, iced tea, cherry cobbler pie
- Magnificent parades on 4th July, Veterans Day, & Memorial Day
- Open, proud love for America, unabashed patriotism
"Time to heal and live!
"Respect and love the Confederate flag for what it is…an indelible part of our blessed American heritage and culture! May it ever be so!" John W. Lillpop.
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