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46. So much authenticity

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 04:19 PM

Oct 2012

Your post is really wonderful. In each generation there are men and women who stand for the future, and you're one of them simply ahead of your time. It's great you found the way to be a modern man in your thinking, despite growing up in a place and time when bigotry was commonplace. The bigots and right-wingers can't hold back the tidal wave of change; they've been trying to do just that since the founding of our country, but all they've ever done is slow things donw.

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Some thoughts of 77 yr old white male from the south [View all] clydefrand Oct 2012 OP

great post. salin Oct 2012 #1

Excellent post malaise Oct 2012 #2

+1,000. freshwest Oct 2012 #51

I do think these questions will have more significance after the election. bigtree Oct 2012 #3

I'm a 75 yr old white male... Oldfolkie Oct 2012 #4

I'm a WASP male over 60... xtraxritical Oct 2012 #21

I'm a 68 year-old rural white Vietnam vet with a pickup, guns, and hunting dogs. Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #26

I'm 52, blonde, trim, near Housotn and I can pass for republican easily elehhhhna Oct 2012 #27

When it comes to making elections secure, I love your devious attitude!! nt Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #42

Andy Stephenson put the fire in me elehhhhna Oct 2012 #44

"pass for Republican"! NoMoreWarNow Oct 2012 #61

you almost sounded like you were on match.com for a second lol nt hockeynut57 Oct 2012 #77

clydefrand Oct 2012 #29

Same age as you and Vietnam era vet as well ..also worked for McGovern and Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #54

This needs to be its own post. Right on target! Welcome to DU! LuckyLib Oct 2012 #73

I know, and thanks for your work. Such assumptions hurt, but they're media generated. That's why. freshwest Oct 2012 #53

WELCOME TO DU, OLdfolkie!!! Skittles Oct 2012 #60

Welcome to DU!!! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #66

Salutes to you, and Welcome to DU, Oldfolkie! calimary Oct 2012 #71

Hey, thank you underthematrix Oct 2012 #76

Some thoughts of 77 yr old white male from the south Carpathian Oct 2012 #5

Welcome to DU malaise Oct 2012 #7

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Welcome, welcome! AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #56

Welcome to DU!!! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #64

"WHY ARE IS GOP SO AGAINST THE BLACKS, LATINOS, ASIANS, INDIANS, etc." dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #6

They still have the choice deadbrokediva Oct 2012 #31

Sounds familiar. I am an 80 yr old white female asjr Oct 2012 #9

I was raised in South Philly deadbrokediva Oct 2012 #33

My 81 yr. old uncle from a conservative southern background is an Obama supporter! AnnieK401 Oct 2012 #10

Excellent writing. Thank you NBachers Oct 2012 #11

Thanks for posting. This gives me hope. kellytore Oct 2012 #12

Thank you for this. Island Blue Oct 2012 #13

Another thank you for the post. nt Whovian Oct 2012 #14

GOP dterrell Oct 2012 #15

Welcome to DU - great post. Historic NY Oct 2012 #16

K&R Carolina Oct 2012 #17

Thank you clydefrand for you post.... skeewee08 Oct 2012 #18

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You may use any part or all of it if you want. clydefrand Oct 2012 #23

Good post! treestar Oct 2012 #20

Forget the ten times as much stuff deadbrokediva Oct 2012 #35

Ayn Coulter! treestar Oct 2012 #59

hear, hear leanforward Oct 2012 #22

welcome to DU! renate Oct 2012 #43

from Texas BabbaTam Oct 2012 #24

"and I thought Methodist were liberals" dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #38

Lovely! abelenkpe Oct 2012 #25

Sadly, stirring up racism is an easy way for the Rovian Republicans to keep their numbers up. Overseas Oct 2012 #28

I still think about that show sevenseas Oct 2012 #34

Excellent OP! n/t Spazito Oct 2012 #30

kick and recommend! sevenseas Oct 2012 #32

Dad, did you sneak onto the Internet without telling me? sofa king Oct 2012 #36

I've cut RAPEublicans out of my life deadbrokediva Oct 2012 #37

Thank you sir. An excellent and well written post. n/t GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #39

great post dude johnt_1956_55 Oct 2012 #40

Good questions. You're the same age as my mom. yardwork Oct 2012 #41

Agreed not true sheshe2 Oct 2012 #62

Way to speak up... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #45

So much authenticity Onlooker Oct 2012 #46

You might be one of the people I ran into Warpy Oct 2012 #47

Thank you for sharing your comment with us. I also grew up on military bases as a young southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #48

I am a 58 year old small business owner with employee's Pakid Oct 2012 #50

Thank you for your post ladym55 Oct 2012 #52

This article has inspired me to post something I wrote on a similar topic...i am 68 Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #55

I can answer your question... Flying Squirrel Oct 2012 #57

I'm in love amuse bouche Oct 2012 #58

Nicely stated. AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #63

Well said, Old-Timer!!! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #65

I wish you were in my family! You are an exceptional person. (I'm from the south, too) nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #67

K/R (nt) NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #68

I'm Black & happy to see so many Whites who rejected racism johnlucas Oct 2012 #69

Bless you! Anita Win Oct 2012 #70

53-year-old white southern male here AverageJoe Oct 2012 #72

I think this is the one of the most important & inspirational ANOIS Oct 2012 #74

The best post I have read in the last month! liberal N proud Oct 2012 #75