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8. I dunno... wall street is holding america hostage as well

Sun May 1, 2016, 01:03 PM

May 2016

At least the south does it via voting instead of creating an oligarchy

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The South is holding America hostage [View all] Fresh_Start May 2016 OP

Kind of holding our party hostage, too. HassleCat May 2016 #1

Most of the problem goes back to the election of 1876. roamer65 May 2016 #3

I also regret not letting the southern states go. oldandhappy May 2016 #5

Yeah GulfCoast66 May 2016 #13

Oh, were you there? cwydro May 2016 #14

"happy" is probably not the adjective I would use Skittles May 2016 #15

the key is southern social stratification.... paleotn May 2016 #6

Nailed it. Duppers May 2016 #11

How is this working out? yallerdawg May 2016 #7

I dunno... wall street is holding america hostage as well GummyBearz May 2016 #8

Salon is a trash dump. Kang Colby May 2016 #16