Reply #43: Yeah, but the bigotry of "The South" is a very disturbing kind ...

[ElectroPrincess]

Why? Because it's "in your face." Stars and bars flags and bumper stickers are everywhere in these here parts. Makes me wish we would have settled in Maryland with a smaller house vice in the yahoo parts of Northern Virginia - many areas south of Woodbridge, Virginia.

If I were an African American (10% local population), I'd work like hell to NOT live here. The "redneck aura" is so thick you can cut it with a knife.

Being liberal here is like being on a "deep cover" assignment. You can NEVER honestly speak your mind. A neighbor of mine bragged that he was going to Gettysburg to reenact for the South that battle. I didn't have the heart to tell him my ancestor's (The North) fought and won the Civil War ... and he should just "get over it" like we did the 2000 Coup. <eg> It's a complete mystery to me why these rebel souls MUST relive carnage within civil war battles every damn year ... why? I'm at a complete loss, not for remembrance of their beloved ancestors, but why in the world would you with RE-ENACT killing your brother?!?

Yes, You're right = there's covert bigotry and racism everywhere. However, IMO, The Southern Redneck Flavor is one of the most F'd-up in it's audacity and morally decrepit expression. <twilight zone theme>