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In reply to the discussion: Our nation is too often held hostage by Confederate residue and Dixietrash. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)20. How do you figure? It's incredibly easy for magats from
all around the nation to move to the south any time they want, one nation after all. Hypocrisy being what it is, I'm pretty sure those who do just take their geographic superiority with them.
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Our nation is too often held hostage by Confederate residue and Dixietrash. [View all]
Progressive Jones
Dec 2021
OP
It's not just in the south. Our entire country is held hostage to racial biases.
yardwork
Dec 2021
#1
Oh, I know it's not just the South, but that happens to be high concentration
Progressive Jones
Dec 2021
#2
You need to review the Southern Poverty Law Center's mapping of extremist/hate groups
hlthe2b
Dec 2021
#18
Certainly, racism may be more clearly divided nowadays between urban and rural,
DemocraticPatriot
Dec 2021
#27
I'm not just talking about extremist/racist organizations. I'm talking about maga grunts,
Progressive Jones
Dec 2021
#38
No, I do. Honestly I was just joking when I said all the magats would be living in the South
GoodRaisin
Dec 2021
#45
THE SENATE IS THE SENATE!!!...THE CONSITUTION WAS WRITTEN BY VERY SMART PEOPLE.
Stuart G
Dec 2021
#12
I'm sure the OP is from some perfect state that has no racist incidents, rednecks, tfg supporters...
BlackSkimmer
Dec 2021
#15
Yep. I spent time around Dayton and Sidney (truly awful) back during Dubya's first term...
SMC22307
Dec 2021
#21
that is one reason I find it rather strange, that West VA has become so freakin' red....
DemocraticPatriot
Dec 2021
#36
I noticed that a lot of people who responded to my OP assumed I was only speaking of racists. nt
Progressive Jones
Dec 2021
#43