Would the nation be better off if the south would go away?

[boppers]

191. "I don't know that the rest of the country is much different."

I do.

I've been through 47 states. (Alaska, Maine, and Hawaii, I'll visit soon!)

You know what the north calls it when a gay, transvestite, mayor takes a black man, out on a date, in Oregon?

We call it Friday, or "date night".

Yes, the south is forced to confront their past.

As is the north.

The north isn't as defensive about it.

Yes, racism exists everywhere. Homophobia exists everywhere. Sexism exists everywhere.

The south is defensive about it. The south is haunted by it. The south is bothered by "regionalism".

It's kind of like the difference between accusing two men of racism and getting the following answers:
1. I'm not a racist, I have black friends!
2. I try to fight my racist cultural history, and learn from my friends!
3. Race doesn't matter to me!

The first is a racist. The second also is, but is aware of it. The third is also a racist.