Message to Llewlladdwr & all other Southerners: Perspective on the South bashing.

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52. Sad. How is it not bigoted to bash an entire region?

I'm almost choking on the irony.

Of course, it doesn't take long for the South-bashing to turn into white-bashing, as evidenced by your OP. But it's all one big pastime for some here.

Here's the thing:

Racism, Bigotry, Xenophobia, etc exist in EVERY state.

Conservatives, who, btw, are not automatically racist and bigoted xenophobes simply because they are on the conservative side of the political spectrum, exist in EVERY state.

But this is readily apparent.

What liberal ideal do we uphold when we bash an entire region or people because of the actions of a few?

What is the difference between saying the South is full of terrible people and saying Iran (or Cuba or France or Mexico, etc.) is full of terrible people?

Bigotry is bigotry.

And you're call for more DUers to join in is a sad commentary on one of the uglier sides of DU.