From a resident of "one of those states" like AL, KS, TX, MS etc.

[YoungDemCA]

80. Thanks for this thread

I am not a Southerner, but I've visited Florida and Texas (neither of which are "typical" Southern states-if there is such a thing). I don't recall any nastiness thrown at me, a Californian.

There's a lot of right-wing nuttery in my state of California, actually. Not only are large swathes of the interior majority-GOP, but I've met a few very conservative people in the coastal regions (like some of my family near San Luis Obispo, in the central coast).
I also have right-wing relatives in Ohio, which is most decidedly NOT a Southern state.

Anyway, your thread is relevant, because while a lot of people are taken in by the RW propaganda (and not just in the South, either, there are also a lot of people (like you) who see through it.

The part should never be confused with the whole.