Of course this is a gross generalization, and more true historically, but, Southerners were characterized by their love of kith and kin and their homeplace, while Northerners were characterized by their adherence to the government and empire, and their desire to force this adherence on everyone else.
Of course this is a gross generalization, and more true historically, but, Southerners were characterized by their love of kith and kin and their homeplace, while Northerners were characterized by their adherence to the government and empire, and their desire to force this adherence on everyone else.
It's essentially the difference between middle and southern Italians and their love of their towns and small states versus Garibaldi and his ilk. Or, prior to the Highland clearances, the difference between the Highland Scots and the Lowland/England. In comparison between the US and Great Britain, Forrest McDonald said something to the effect of "I see it now. Your south is our north."
Of course this is a gross generalization, and more true historically, but, Southerners were characterized by their love of kith and kin and their homeplace, while Northerners were characterized by their adherence to the government and empire, and their desire to force this adherence on everyone else.
It's essentially the difference between middle and southern Italians and their love of their towns and small states versus Garibaldi and his ilk. Or, prior to the Highland clearances, the difference between the Highland Scots and the Lowland/England. In comparison between the US and Great Britain, Forrest McDonald said something to the effect of "I see it now. Your south is our north."