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In reply to the discussion: I'm from the south. [View all]BainsBane
(53,112 posts)for responsibility for racism and ultra reactionary wing-nut politics. It's a false dichotomy. I was raised in the North and taught that racism was something that happened in the South. It wasn't our problem. That, of course, was a complete lie. It's also a dangerous lie because when one refuses to acknowledge a problem exists, there is no possible way to combat it.
As far as conservative politics, voting patterns break down by population density. Cities vote Democratic and exurban, rural, and small towns vote Republican. Suburbs tend to be swing areas.
Fixating on North vs. South misses the demographic reality of American politics.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/red-state-blue-city-how-the-urban-rural-divide-is-splitting-america/265686/