You're right Mike. Those with a vested interest through our genetic connection to people involved are the only ones who can really claim a 'right' to celebrate or remember a person or event. There's got to be a better way to honor the history of both sides and not toss the "R" word into everything. Sadly, even those with a genetic connection are not getting the real story and they don't seem inclined to learn it on their own. I know I'll never understand why these things are called "Civil Wars" because they are anything but civil.

Pam