Imagine a world without red states. Without the southern states, the rest of us would enjoy:

[MuseRider]

110. Imagine a world

where people who were doing well in blue states helped those who are like them in the troubled red states change it and did not abandon them when they were occupied by the worst of human beings and the most wealthy of human beings.

Imagine a world where the "smart" people attempted to understand what was going on and didn't just continue to pile on when times were rough.

Imagine a world where the "liberal" parts of the country helped those in untenable and incurable situations by supporting the efforts of the very small minorities to make a change.

Imagine those "liberal" people not making things worse every damned day by walking around with their oh so perfect noses in the air leaving that as an example of what a liberal really is making it 10 times harder for those true liberals in those red states to make any headway at all.

I hate living in teabagger land but I have to say I would rather be here working with a few really fine, compassionate, hard working TRUE liberals than live in states with people that would say what that sign says including so many of you wonderful people here on DU who just can't get over your perfection.

While you bash states who say they want to secede you suggest they secede and cheer. So they are evil and you are what? Better? LOL, cute. You understand perhaps less than they do what you are talking about.

Bite me. You oh so smart blue state people don't have the first fucking clue what is happening and has happened here beyond the very most basic of knee jerk hatred. I will go right along with my red state and continue to work on understanding and real, real grass roots progressiveness. It won't happen in my life time, this turnaround, but I would really prefer if you who can't help would step the fuck out of our way.

That this sign has the word Occupy on it saddens me.