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"4 Big Reasons, Plus A Bunch Of Smaller Reasons, Why The South Won’t ‘Rise Again’". . . Journeyman Oct 2012 #1
Ha! Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #2
I'd add all that northern tax money that gets redistributed to them. Historic NY Oct 2012 #3
considering the first four are among the poorest i have no problem roguevalley Oct 2012 #21
I don't think many people on this site have a problem with it. Mariana Oct 2012 #31
Thats the point. Historic NY Oct 2012 #32
dc is poor? HiPointDem Oct 2012 #40
the big scandal of DC is beyond the beautiful buildings are slums filled with poverty. roguevalley Oct 2012 #49
I was in shock as an Innocent 17 yr old . n/t orpupilofnature57 Oct 2012 #52
That's why we won the war , New Yorks wealth alone was orpupilofnature57 Oct 2012 #53
But there are only 3 Southern states on that list Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #72
Tellingly, "Honey Boo Boo" was on the list. I must agree with that. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #5
We don't need your grits. Pab Sungenis Oct 2012 #29
Uh, Babydoll HillWilliam Oct 2012 #50
I know that. Pab Sungenis Oct 2012 #63
Just wait until we have a get-together HillWilliam Oct 2012 #74
Texas, take a chance of being kicked out of the NFL, no way. Downwinder Oct 2012 #4
I read this book in August JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #6
The "let 'em go" crowd are as big a bunch of dumbfucks as the secessionists. Bucky Oct 2012 #10
No JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #20
'Had the Chance' Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #11
Um JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #19
SELL the South to Canada or Mexico. ErikJ Oct 2012 #54
The people who want a fight know nothing about history malaise Oct 2012 #7
Most don't know much about holding down a job, either Bucky Oct 2012 #9
That's rather a broad brush, don't you think?.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #18
Nobody took the South seriously in the 1840s-1850s Confusious Oct 2012 #57
What I was trying to say is nobody believed the South would actually secede.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #67
The only states who should be talking Secession are the BLUE States coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #8
Viva Cascadia! Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #24
Time to start a movement nt fadedrose Oct 2012 #27
So the Moon Landings WERE a hoax! kentauros Oct 2012 #33
Gee back when the internet was ARPA/DARPA net nothing was in the red states coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #45
I wasn't talking about WHERE these things were done. kentauros Oct 2012 #47
We became a SLAVE nation because of the red states at this countries founding coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #48
And you're not paying attention to your own statements. kentauros Oct 2012 #56
Well, first off, a breakup isn't going to happen Confusious Oct 2012 #60
I know a breakup won't happen, kentauros Oct 2012 #61
Maybe you should take a look at this PBS site: Slavery and the Making of America".... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #69
Wrong. cordelia Oct 2012 #58
Any Particular Reason For Raising This Issue At This Point? (nt) Paladin Oct 2012 #12
Because almost every effing week somebody Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #13
OK, I Made My Choice. (nt) Paladin Oct 2012 #14
Ha! Well played. nt Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #15
Do I hear the StayPuft Marshmellow Man Fawke Em Oct 2012 #22
Even during the Civil War there were counties that remained loyal to the Union vinny9698 Oct 2012 #16
Winston in N.Alabama Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #17
Knoxville, TN Fawke Em Oct 2012 #23
You beat me to it! This time around, i can't se cities like Miami, New Orleans or Atlanta hedgehog Oct 2012 #25
Hell, West Virginia became a state during the Civil War because its patriots coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #30
And at least one Union town seceded and joined the south 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author NoGOPZone Oct 2012 #81
Lee fought for the south only because his beloved bluestate10 Oct 2012 #65
Not all soldiers from Union states fought for the Union, either Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #80
NCAA Football and Basketball get the red out Oct 2012 #26
There are hard core secessionist in Missouri such as State Senator Brian Nieves. gordianot Oct 2012 #28
It's just talk...won't ever happen. n/t sharkman25 Oct 2012 #34
The only way I could see it happening is with some major crises 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #36
If the scenario you lay out happend, all bets are off EVERYWHERE in the U.S. n/t sharkman25 Oct 2012 #38
I say let 'em see their no government government in action - in a month they'll come crawling back. Initech Oct 2012 #37
Yeah, that happened the first time too nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #39
The Southern states are different than they were in the 1800s. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #41
Yeah but I am not talking of the Southern States, you are nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #42
In some senses we are. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #43
I never said it would be nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #44
I agree with you. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #66
How many posts are you going to make on the subject? Scootaloo Oct 2012 #46
Maybe they can stop when this type of ignorance stops. cordelia Oct 2012 #59
Aren't you a charmer? Scootaloo Oct 2012 #62
As many as I want to or think I need to. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 #70
Everybody needs a hobby Scootaloo Oct 2012 #73
Unlike you, yes I am. cordelia Oct 2012 #75
It's a point the OP has made in a few other threads Scootaloo Oct 2012 #78
Well if these people are so set on doing it then I will sell my property and move to Maryland southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #51
Good riddance BainsBane Oct 2012 #55
I think we will stick together in the end. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #64
There is nothing sweeter than the smell of secession Ter Oct 2012 #68
You worry too much! cbrer Oct 2012 #71
The North? faith woos science Oct 2012 #76
Secession? What do you call the Southern States away from the Union? Raster Oct 2012 #77
Come to Missouri RC Oct 2012 #79
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