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Old 2010-03-20, 12:29   Link #6629
LynnieS
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Originally Posted by Yoko Takeo View Post
I see. Regardless, that's a pretty stupid name. I wonder if he's trying to be original or insulting.......or both
I have heard of the use of "The War of Northern Aggression" used for the American Civil War - most, if not all, of the time by Southerners. While not sure when it first came about, it does exist in literature and, I would guess, history as well.

"Yankee", these days and IMHO, isn't really a negative term, but rather more as a way to show that its target is from the Northern U.S. In that sense, "Yankee Aggression" is synonymous. It's certainly better than using the historical term "carpetbagger", which was more derogatory - although no idea on how many people will know of it without looking it up.
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