There's truth to the statement that the divide then is a permutation of what divides us now. But the south isn't monolithic, so when non-southerners paint the s

There's truth to the statement that the divide then is a permutation of what divides us now. But the south isn't monolithic, so when non-southerners paint the south as a single thing, they're disregarding the experience of a large portion of southerners who don't believe in the lost cause myth or other harmful/racist opinions. That's especially true for black southerners, but there are also white southerners who don't fall under that flag either. Then and now. If we left the Confederacy alone, then we would've left those people behind. As a white southerner who doesn't fit into the majority worldview of other white southerners, I'm glad to not be left alone.