i'll put it this way, our fathers' generation went to their graves probably believing that white nationalism was at least defeated in their time. >> true. >> and wouldn't roar back and be a thing again in this country they loved. how wrong they were. >> how wrong they were. persistent theme comes out largely out of the lost 'cause mythology that developed right after app mattics. in fact, in january of 1866, so the surrender was barely -- the ink was barely dry. richmond journalist named edward alfred pollered wrote something called "the lost cause: a new southern history of the old war." there was no new history. >> thank you very much. >> he was arguing we lost slavery therefore we have to carry on this battle by other means. it reads like steve king could have talked about it. we have to fight against consolidated government, which was there term for centralized

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