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applegrove

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2. If anger makes them prone to being unrealistic..no wonder they get so

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 10:56 PM

Sep 2012

Last edited Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:47 PM - Edit history (1)

whipped up by GOP fear and lies. Because they react with anger they keep their territory intact (their world view) and never see the shades of grey. It is said that with sadness one perceives the world or oneself is not perfect, accepts the loss, and adjusts one's thinking. Perhaps Southerners have had to suppress their sadness to get through tough times in history with fight (anger) instead. Still suppression of any important emotions is not appropriate for this modern era. It is an old time coping skill.

*Edited to add: I don't know if I should be using the word 'suppression' rather than 'sublimation'.

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"Why Do So Many Southerners Think They're the Only Real Americans?" [View all] applegrove Sep 2012 OP

because their dittomasters tell them they are special Skittles Sep 2012 #1

If anger makes them prone to being unrealistic..no wonder they get so applegrove Sep 2012 #2

No region of the country is without it's regional bias, it's ethnocentric bias. NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #4

Everyone has blind spots. Still, there is a part of the country that continually votes against applegrove Sep 2012 #5

This piece was discussed in a thread earlier as well. geckosfeet Sep 2012 #3

FYI-That shop is now owned by an African American pastor and his church. Are_grits_groceries Sep 2012 #11

Eh? The kkk grand dragon is an African American pastor? geckosfeet Sep 2012 #27

at the risk of offending the "fair use gods", geckosfeet Sep 2012 #29

They stabbed America in the back in 1861 bluestateguy Sep 2012 #6

I'm sure it was a very traumatic time for you. NT Llewlladdwr Sep 2012 #7

+100 MrSlayer Sep 2012 #14

... Jamastiene Sep 2012 #64

Funny how they wanna claim the whole thing now. tjdee Sep 2012 #8

Every single one of them should be rounded up TODAY cordelia Sep 2012 #23

In a just DU world, Jamastiene Sep 2012 #68

I think they must have all seen the movie "Deliverance".... left on green only Sep 2012 #9

lifelong southerner here... rppper Sep 2012 #10

Touche left on green only Sep 2012 #12

i wasn't pointing you out friend.... rppper Sep 2012 #13

The same political philosophy prevails in Utah, Idaho, and North Dakota. twins.fan Sep 2012 #15

North Dakota is way culturally different than the South. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #19

And Kansas? And Michigan? And Ohio? DirkGently Sep 2012 #31

Northern and Western conservatism is mostly based on... Odin2005 Sep 2012 #36

Feudal is a good word for the old confederacy, and perhaps the entire country ... twins.fan Sep 2012 #34

The South is rural and community-oriented as well. dawg Sep 2012 #39

+1000000 Jamastiene Sep 2012 #66

You hit on something very important there Warpy Sep 2012 #56

Yup, and Northern values are strongly based on the Puritains. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #57

People HATE the south and people love the south nopedontlikeitatall Sep 2012 #16

Wow... if there were any more cliches and bigotry Fawke Em Sep 2012 #41

+ 1000 cordelia Sep 2012 #59

I don't like beets either and avoid them too nopedontlikeitatall Sep 2012 #85

Oh.. so beets are human, now. Fawke Em Sep 2012 #95

I find this "True American" crap offensive after the shit they pulled in 1861. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #17

+1000 nopedontlikeitatall Sep 2012 #18

When I was little I knew a woman whose great-grandfather fought at Gettysburg. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #20

story of the 15th Wisconsin riverwalker Sep 2012 #28

Often insults such as yours reflect more on the person issuing the insult than the ones to whom ... twins.fan Sep 2012 #40

Right on! Preach it! Zalatix Sep 2012 #26

As I remember, it was Lyndon Baines Johnson who was President when ... twins.fan Sep 2012 #38

And three of the last four Democratic Presidents Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #71

And "they" are still alive. Fawke Em Sep 2012 #96

the question is Biafran Sep 2012 #21

because their voting patterns saddle the rest of us with GOP Presidents and congresses scheming daemons Sep 2012 #25

Southerner here. I don't think that way. mmonk Sep 2012 #22

Why post this divisiveness? Why the South bashing cordelia Sep 2012 #24

If you think this piece was about "bashing the South" ... 99Forever Sep 2012 #35

Personally, I have read the words of many of the contributors here, word for word, ... twins.fan Sep 2012 #45

Enjoy yopur stay. 99Forever Sep 2012 #47

That's rich. cordelia Sep 2012 #83

Did you read the actual article? GoneOffShore Sep 2012 #48

I did read the article, and I consider the people about whom the author writes are nuts ... twins.fan Sep 2012 #49

So, you subscribe to region bashing. Got it. cordelia Sep 2012 #60

That's all you've got? 99Forever Sep 2012 #70

Oh. OK. So you're proud of being cordelia Sep 2012 #82

Whatever you say, lady. 99Forever Sep 2012 #84

Because South and 'fat' bashing pecwae Sep 2012 #72

Romney's from MI. Ryan's Wisconsin. Palin's Alaska. DirkGently Sep 2012 #30

Yes. Thank you. djean111 Sep 2012 #32

But Birtherism is cocenentrated in the South Odin2005 Sep 2012 #37

Ask Donald Trump or Sheriff Arapaio. Lex Sep 2012 #52

Understanding of statistics FAIL. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #58

That may be ... twins.fan Sep 2012 #54

Orly Taitz from California. Leo Donofrio, Mario Apuzzo and Philip Berg from New Jersey. hack89 Sep 2012 #61

Thank You! And where was Ronnie Raygun from? twins.fan Sep 2012 #51

republican illinois..opps ,he was a democrat when he left.. madrchsod Sep 2012 #53

Never forget this: 99Forever Sep 2012 #33

In the 2008 election ... dawg Sep 2012 #42

What a disgusting, divisive article. At one point the author asks if anyone has 1monster Sep 2012 #43

Why do so many think that right wing whites from the British Isles are the hedgehog Sep 2012 #44

Holy Hell. Marinedem Sep 2012 #46

South bashing is not only NOT against the rules here, Jamastiene Sep 2012 #67

kick. He makes a good point about "thin-skinedness" . . .n/t annabanana Sep 2012 #50

And Alaskans ashling Sep 2012 #55

Yet another Southerner here who doesn't think that way. Cannikin Sep 2012 #62

it is actually an inferiority complex of sorts arely staircase Sep 2012 #63

By using anger to suppress sadness at harsh realities, they are not growing up. applegrove Sep 2012 #65

I'm so glad pecwae Sep 2012 #73

So let us democrats stick our heads in the sand and ignore the greatest applegrove Sep 2012 #78

chicken vs egg arely staircase Sep 2012 #80

Everybody is brainwashed in one way or the other nolabels Sep 2012 #69

Ouch! That article was ugly. PotatoChip Sep 2012 #74

It pisses me off. Jennicut Sep 2012 #75

Ignorance. nt ladjf Sep 2012 #76

I love threads like this. The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #77

What are your thoughts on deaniac21 Sep 2012 #81

I love Foote! The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #88

The story was jsmirman Sep 2012 #92

I've read it all but it was ten years ago. Still have the books so I'll probably read again deaniac21 Sep 2012 #94

Well, I'm an antebellum American South scholar myself jsmirman Sep 2012 #86

Nice to meet you! The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #89

My Tears Spoiled My Aim is a very quick read jsmirman Sep 2012 #91

As to the topic of the thread jsmirman Sep 2012 #93

And for a slightly more recent choice jsmirman Sep 2012 #87

Possibly for the same reason some people from other parts of the country hughee99 Sep 2012 #79

I've seen the same behavior in the 6th District in MN. geardaddy Sep 2012 #90

Good point YoungDemCA Oct 2012 #97