http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4706636I can't figure out why the primitives Hate southerners.
Admittedly, I've never been in the Deep South, other than a day and a half spent in Louisville, Kentucky, but I've met and known a great many southerners; great people, decent and civilized people, the salt of the earth.
lelgt60 (346 posts) Tue Dec-23-08 10:26 AM
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An unofficial **** the South thread
OK. I've had it and you're all going to suffer the incompetent writing of an engineer.
The headline reads: "Police to get training after head-scarf wearer's arrest". And what is their response? Well, as I read it, pretty damn good. The police department and judiciary of a small town in the south, DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia, do something very bad, and then...of all nasty things...apologize for it, and proceed to take ACTION to try and make sure "it never happens again". And what is the response from a DU poster?
"Good old fashioned southern stupidity".
As I responded, we all know this would never happen in the North, that incredible place where people are all enlightened and never do bad things to others. Just by living in the North, we know you're not racist, homophobic, anti-union, or pro war. And we certainly know those things about anyone living in California. Nope, no homophobes in California. Or, Republicans.
Of course, this is one of the milder comments I've seen directed against all residents of the southern US in the past few months. And, like we all want to happen, the posts of DUer's have changed my mind.
I've come to realize that the South and all residents therein are the epitome of evil. I have no sympathy for any of them. They clearly must all agree with the nasty and pervasive racism, homophobia, sexism, and chemical farming. They all hate unions and love the war in Iraq. And lets not even talk about NASCAR. Shit, what an evil thing. Not at all like the enlightened professional sports admired by so many people in the North.
If they all didn't approve of these things, they would have left. Nope, they're all evil, or complicit in evil doings. Every last one. They deserve whatever epithets we yell at them. And worse. We must all BOYCOTT THE SOUTH!!!!
Including, in the "deep" south:
1.8 million people in Georgia who voted for Obama
800,000 in Alabama who voted for Obama
4.1 million in Florida who voted for Obama
500,000 in Mississippi who voted for Obama
2.1 million in North Carolina (not really "deep") who voted for Obama
800,000 in South Carolina who voted for Obama
and, of course, the "honorary" southern state of Utah, where 300,000 people voted for Obama.
Yup, **** every one of them.
NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-23-08 10:30 AM
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2. Recommended
As a person who has traveled extensively throughout the country for many years, the two places I've been where I've seen the most overt, unapologetic racism have been rural Ohio and Pennsylvania. To pretend the southern states have any kind of monopoly on racism, conservatism, etc is to wear the most rose colored glasses.
Winterblues (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-23-08 11:24 AM
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31. Let me know when you see statues of Bedford Forest and Jefferson Davis in Ohio or Pennsylvania. As long as the people that live there tolerate and actually encourage glorifying the South's Treason to America which was almost entirely based upon keeping blacks in slavery and then second class citizens where giving a black an education was a criminal offense.. As long as that glorification continues the South will be denigrated..
OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-23-08 10:35 AM
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4. And that great bastian of liberalism and tolerance "California" never does anything wrong.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/22/lesbians-gang-...
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.
Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men, who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan.
"It just pushes it beyond fathomable," he said. "The level of trauma _ physical and emotional _ this victim has suffered is extreme."
Yes, I get tired of the "south is evil" threads too.
babylonsister (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-23-08 10:35 AM
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6. One poster set you off? I'm sure you know not everyone has that mentality here, though I missed that thread. As a resident of TX, we get plenty of criticism on DU, too. So, you're not alone.
Kalyke (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-23-08 10:37 AM
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7. It's not one post, sister.
I see it daily on DU and I'm sure the OP does, as well.
nini (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-23-08 10:45 AM
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15. good post
the broad brush generalizations on this board make me nuts. There is no one race, religion, non religion, economic status, part of the country, etc. that is better than another. All factions of our society end up with some good and bad folks in them.
If we continue to hold the stereotypes and not see the real picture we're never going to get anywhere in solving problems.
Yes, there are many assholes in the south, as there are in New England, California, Utah, New York, Oregon etc. etc etc..
The primitives are too clumsy, too inept, to use brushes other than wide ones.
