I had to bribe
my son and daughter to go with me to the Godwin’s Forrest Birthday Party last
Saturday. I promised them they could get
a coke at the Mexican restaurant on Sunday for lunch. Winds up they had a lot of fun and decided
that they liked catfish just so it was battered and seasoned and fried just
like the delicious filets served at Fort Dixie that evening. That Saturday morning we woke up to watch the
Senior British Open before our daily golf practice at RTJ and before heading
toward Selma for Dixie Jubilee music, ice cold watermelon and that catfish
supper in Selma, my wife took our little boy to his Taekwondo lesson where he
earned his first temporary stripes before he tests for his yellow belt having
memorized Tiger Rock’s dojo creed and moving thru his first karate kata. It is interesting to consider the current
political struggle in Washington between the MAGA nationalists and the
socialist globalists in light of what we experience in the way of international
multiculturalism even here in Prattville Alabama.
Think of the
wide ranging international cuisines our children and grandchildren are exposed
to. On the way home from Selma, I had to
explain to my daughter that we are not Yankees but Southerners – she had grown
accustomed to Americans being referred to as Yanks by the Brits she watches on
her YouTube videos online. As an example
for my daughter illustrating our Southern culture, I asked if she had ever
heard of Northern food while of course we enjoy Southern food. While their palates don’t yet appreciate
grits and collard greens, the kids love fried chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers
but, again, their favorite foods I prepare are unquestionably Italian chicken
with penne pasta, spaghetti, Chinese stir fry and yakisoba. Little Caesars pizza is a no brainer. Lunch at Pablanos after church is our Sunday
routine.
In our dining
room I have a bronze bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Tyrone and my wife have made presentations
for five years at the children’s schools about life in the antebellum South and
during the War Between the States and showing historic Confederate flags. I have taken the kids to Children of the
Confederacy events and our annual picnic at Confederate Memorial Park as well
as other camp events. My family values
and emphasizes our Southern heritage.
The kids know all the words to “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Dixie”. Cooper is proud that he is the only one in
the house who was actually born on a frosty morn. I took the opportunity on the way home on
Saturday to play the CD which was provided to all the attendees, “The Truth
About the Confederate Battle Flag” by Pastor John Weaver. My boy actually was upset when the playback
was interrupted by an incoming telephone call on my truck’s Bluetooth.
It is
imperative that we instill in our children and grandchildren an appreciation of
their Southern culture and, as the SCV Charge implores, “see that the true
history of the South is presented to future generations”. The world has become a much smaller place
with the internet bringing news and people together instantaneously around the
clock. Even Prattville has become a diverse multi-cultural community. Our country while built on a foundation of
immigrants for the past 150 years has had a massive surge of immigrants
including political refugees from Asia escaping communist regimes, those from
Mexico and Latin America attempting to escape poverty and, also recently
thousands from Africa fleeing violence and poverty there. A sensible immigration policy is essential to
safeguard our American culture and way of life.
The South was invaded by the Union army and subsequently
Reconstructionist carpetbaggers and scalawags in the 1860s who sought to
destroy the Confederacy and the way of life in the antebellum South. Today we across the Southland face an internal
immigration from snowbirds relocating below the Mason Dixon line to escape high
taxation and cost of living. Our
Confederate monuments, symbols and holidays are under attack by progressives
and PC panderers. Our communities and schools are being inundated by immigrants
from third world countries. Treasure and take every opportunity to ingrain in
your children and grandchildren an appreciation of their heritage and take time
to smell the camelias together.
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