Comments on: Guardians of Southern Culture http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2010/09/guardians-of-southern-culture/ The New Life of The Old South Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: albump http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2010/09/guardians-of-southern-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:50:41 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=518#comment-1622 A good call to arms. Burke, in writing on the French Revolution, presented the most damning critique of popular democracy turning into the tyranny of the masses. As a constitutional republic, the ideal is that our congressmen are supposed to provide principled representation, as Burke did for his constituency in Bristol. I think there is much we can do on the political level, primarily by staying engaged in the political process.

In considering how my parents passed down their values and cultural heritage, they tied it into how these things directly applied to my life. I read my children stories about the Old Dominion, to include how Washington and Lee ordered their lives. I try to present this in a way that ties to how God wants us to live our lives and how it affects their lives and behavior on a day to day basis. As they get older, I will include more details about their ancestors, in the hope that in being proud of their heritage, they will also be proud of their conduct. There are myriad ways we can pass down our culture, and I think it’s a daily challenge to find ways to compete with the ever growing dominance of social media.

]]> By: Lisa Botts http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2010/09/guardians-of-southern-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:02:32 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=518#comment-1376 Wow – what a thought provoking question there at the end. What am I even passing along to future generations, let alone our Southern culture and heritage? I believe I need to start with the sense of pride I feel for being a Southern woman. I need to make sure my children understand what a priviledge it is to have been fortunate enough to be born here. I make no excuses to anyone for my heritage nor do I join in making fun of our people by listening to or passing along some of the jokes about us. It’s a sense of pride that runs deep within me. Recently I was reading another blog that asked if you could live anywhere in the world where would it be. There is no way I could ever think of living anywhere other than where I live now – in the heart of the heart of Dixie. Again I want to thank you for such a wonderful place for me to touch base with others who share my values and my pride in our heritage.

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