Well, I can't answer, because I've only been in NY for a year. I used to live in Florida. The only thing I remember learning about the South was from a dumb 4th Grade Teacher who said that the South WON due to something in a textbook saying they won Bull Run.
As for the South, I don't even think most people consider me patriotic. I consider myself a patriot of America as it should be. I think the only way it'll happen is for the States to braven up. As Leia said to Tarkin, (With interpretations in parenthesis) the more you (Federal Government) tighten your grip Tark, the more star systems (States) Will slip through your fingers.
Obviously that wasn't what Leia meant, but that's kinda how I feel about the issue.