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156. believed the world would be better off without the demographic pollution...

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 03:14 PM

Jun 2013

Throughout history, there have always been individuals who believed the world would be better off without the demographic pollution of X or Y. And of course, yours is simply continuing that grand tradition.

Yet I've no doubt that you have absolute faith in your position (as did so many others before you), and those who disagree with you are merely "easily offended (again, as did so many before you), and you will rationalize your position to the best of your ability (as did so many before you). You may even write a book about your struggle with the offending demographics, and how and why they should be removed from society.

And of course, if it helps you validate yourself, you may certainly pretend that I'm merely "easily offended" or that I "just don't get it" to better justify your position... as did so many before you.

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Imagine a world without red states. Without the southern states, the rest of us would enjoy: [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2013 OP

Well, this should end well. TDale313 Jun 2013 #1

How about we just change them blue. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #2

Especially since a good lot of that real estate has been gerrymandered. KittyWampus Jun 2013 #12

This is true in Texas, but I refuse to give up, we have been a wonderful blue in the past and I Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #16

Good luck! Lunacee_2013 Jun 2013 #140

It'd be Heaven without those fuckups, right? NightWatcher Jun 2013 #3

Well said, NW customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #33

You do have to agree the states we live in need a lot of improvements. Hoyt Jun 2013 #55

There's a difference customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #58

Same thing if individuals you disdain are solid majority. Hoyt Jun 2013 #68

Love the people. Hate their politics. (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #104

Let's see customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #217

Either you're replying to the wrong post or I did... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #219

Sorry customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #234

many, many more don't retire there than do. n/t Cobalt Violet Jun 2013 #215

I couldn't get out of the state of Texas fast enough after I graduated from high school... CTyankee Jun 2013 #4

I'd have gladly helped you pack. And I'm not even from Texas. n/t cordelia Jun 2013 #47

I'll explain this to you. I grew up in the evil system of segregation, went to segregated CTyankee Jun 2013 #94

So did I when I lived in South Florida as a child. RebelOne Jun 2013 #163

we must be about the same age. CTyankee Jun 2013 #168

I stuck it out down there through college Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #59

I will concede that things are different from my time there. I lived in Dallas and have CTyankee Jun 2013 #105

Speaking as an Alaskan, Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #147

well, it varies... CTyankee Jun 2013 #150

I thought region-bashing was frowned upon here. YoungDemCA Jun 2013 #5

It hasn't been frowned upon for some time, now. (nt) Paladin Jun 2013 #7

It's almost celebrated now. n/t cordelia Jun 2013 #42

You're absolutely right. Pretty sad, isn't it? (nt) Paladin Jun 2013 #43

Yep. cordelia Jun 2013 #45

huh uppityperson Jun 2013 #50

! Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #60

One in particular. cordelia Jun 2013 #62

yeah ... Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #64

I just don't know anymore these days. cordelia Jun 2013 #66

I would have. Not shocked at all. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #139

Think you're right. cordelia Jun 2013 #231

19 now, with one removed from before. uppityperson Jun 2013 #167

Familiar names in gun debates. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #189

Up to 29 cordelia Jun 2013 #224

When you start posting the list of those who rec'd a thread in a kind of Scarlet Letter "exposure".. MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #233

Did you know DU has spell check? uppityperson Jun 2013 #235

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #236

Sigh. You missed the entire point. uppityperson Jun 2013 #238

You must have sighed because you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. Bummer. MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #239

Uh-huh. I figgered. MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #246

Sadly, I'm not surprised. Disgusted but not surprised. True colours right there. n/t auntAgonist Jun 2013 #226

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2013 #204

3-3 jury to allow regional bigotry. Sigh uppityperson Jun 2013 #49

Says a lot, doesn't it? Sad. cordelia Jun 2013 #51

For a vast majority loathing and hatred are prime motivators Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #102

"Loathing and hatred?"... Hyperbole much? Hyperbole causes people to miss anything actually... MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #247

I love you Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #248

Jury results, BTW Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #203

Thanks, big sigh. I've gotten a 6-0 only once and I thought it'd be a slam dunk Hide. Now am uppityperson Jun 2013 #213

here Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #214

Well - Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #220

Another 3-3 win! Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #221

Yep. Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #225

"Region-bashing" KansDem Jun 2013 #106

It's not. xmas74 Jun 2013 #116

And this is based off of what? vi5 Jun 2013 #6

Read "Better Off Without 'Em" by Chuck Thompson. Brigid Jun 2013 #8

Read the book last year Jimbo S Jun 2013 #71

Unrec. We can do all that and keep the Southern and Red States. n/t FSogol Jun 2013 #9

At some point, chervilant Jun 2013 #10

I'm not bashing any region here when I state the fact that the Southern states do give the backbone Squinch Jun 2013 #48

Exactly! chervilant Jun 2013 #93

Really? My entire state legislature is owned by teabaggers. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #118

Yes, other states vote republican. But most southern states vote Republican in a bloc. This is Squinch Jun 2013 #161

I know but getting rid of the South doesn't get rid of the problem. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #165

I suspect the post was using hyperbole to make a point, and doesn't really want the South to secede. Squinch Jun 2013 #166

It's not so much Red vs. Blue (all states are varying shades of purple) but urban vs. rural Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2013 #11

Imagine all the music the entire world never would have heard BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #13

Meh. What have they done for us lately? Orrex Jun 2013 #17

It's pervasive and continually creative and you know it. Hekate Jun 2013 #80

Okay, the musicians can stay. Orrex Jun 2013 #107

Imagine a world without idiots imagining a world without red states. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #14

I've tried, believe me. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #19

Not all of us are "Yankees" anyway, so we know they're not all perfect! Hekate Jun 2013 #81

Yeah, I actually thought about that after I posted. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #198

It's an antiquated division from another era Hekate Jun 2013 #200

Very true. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #201

The idiots that imagine a world without red states Rex Jun 2013 #245

Friendly divorce? moondust Jun 2013 #15

Is there any real purpose to this post? Arkansas Granny Jun 2013 #18

Some people just like to remove all doubt about their low IQ... NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #20

It's just divisive crap with no purpose beyond that. Hekate Jun 2013 #82

Hooray more smug Yankee bullshit. DirkGently Jun 2013 #21

+1000. Thank you. (nt) Paladin Jun 2013 #23

OK, just Idaho on that NW bashing customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #52

Not bashing anyone. But there are scary racists in Oregon DirkGently Jun 2013 #92

And everywhere else for that matter customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #216

Yeah, but those crazies in Idaho are transplants from gejohnston Jun 2013 #174

Born in NJ, now in Florida DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #22

Who cares? Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2013 #34

K believe my old classmate Jim Hightower was elected Agriculture Commissioner Hangingon Jun 2013 #54

I don't have a problem with Southern states and red states. muntrv Jun 2013 #24

Losing more than half the African American population - nt cprompt Jun 2013 #25

Which leads me to believe that the OP is cordelia Jun 2013 #40

perhaps cprompt Jun 2013 #57

Enormously ignorant, but also condoned. cordelia Jun 2013 #63

baloney. hogwash. codswallop. cali Jun 2013 #26

If you're so goddamned smart NoPasaran Jun 2013 #27

What About Wisconsin? n2doc Jun 2013 #28

California sent both Nixon and Reagan to Washington DC, so what about us? Hekate Jun 2013 #83

No Guns? Except for cops/government people (whom we should all totally trust) The Straight Story Jun 2013 #29

practically anyone in rural yankee land datasuspect Jun 2013 #101

You say it like it is a bad thing: The Straight Story Jun 2013 #120

You say it like you're looking for an argument datasuspect Jun 2013 #123

LOL at a ban on carbon emissions. TransitJohn Jun 2013 #30

fuck that shit arely staircase Jun 2013 #31

Imagine a world that is 80-20. No need to imagine long, its coming in 2017-2018,& it will be great. graham4anything Jun 2013 #32

Sorry, but that is one fucked up sign. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #35

What about Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, the Dakotas? nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #36

I live in Florida and IF it were possible for the south to secede, I'd say do it. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #37

Native? HockeyMom Jun 2013 #177

My thoughts exactly. No, I was born in Australia but I am naive. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #199

Imagine a world without gerrymandering districts and disproportionate senate representation. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #38

Congratulations Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #39

It's definitely shit-stirring kentauros Jun 2013 #115

Carefull there, your regional bigotry is showing. oneshooter Jun 2013 #41

Please UtahLib Jun 2013 #44

LOL....riiiiiiiiiight. eom yawnmaster Jun 2013 #46

Times like this I miss the Unrec button. MicaelS Jun 2013 #53

What a pile of caca de vaca. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #56

+1 Ms. Toad Jun 2013 #206

Over 3.5 MILLION Texans voted for Obama and we are not fucking going anywhere! Tx4obama Jun 2013 #61

I'm so proud to call women like Molly Ivins, Ann Richards, and Cecile Richards ... Hekate Jun 2013 #85

Maybe the Southern DU'ers should secede from DU and form SDU? nt raccoon Jun 2013 #99

We need a Southern DU! Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2013 #170

How exactly does a complete ban on the emission of carbon work? Rod Walker Jun 2013 #65

I don't even know where to begin with the stupid. flvegan Jun 2013 #67

"Ban on carbon emissions" geek tragedy Jun 2013 #69

Even if we managed to not breathe up north, a lot of us heat our homes in winter with oil and MADem Jun 2013 #79

LOL. Isn't there a movie called "Waiting to Exhale"? Hekate Jun 2013 #86

I could quibble with some of the details, but overall, the nation would be better off without Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #70

Wow! So, us DUers that live in the South to you are: 'these people' Tx4obama Jun 2013 #72

Nope, wrong as usual. Please don't pretend that you are representative of any group of Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #74

Excuse me? Are_grits_groceries Jun 2013 #127

Read what you wrote and turn it around. Still anxious to make that leap? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #129

No, just you and your whiny minority. You keep trying to potray yourself Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #164

Wrong. As usual. cordelia Jun 2013 #87

Thank you, sir. May we have another? (nt) Paladin Jun 2013 #96

believed the world would be better off without the demographic pollution... LanternWaste Jun 2013 #156

Thank you for making my point. Again. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #159

And now you put lipstick on that pig. LanternWaste Jun 2013 #202

So, you have no argument at all. How very typical. Now, feel free to walk away Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #208

No guns outside the southern states? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #73

Bless your heart Fla_Democrat Jun 2013 #75

So, I Would Imagine California Being So Progressive Already Has ALL The Laundry List Accomplished MagickMuffin Jun 2013 #76

your America would be so much richer and whiter carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #77

What about Howard Dean's 50-state strategy? Plus some of our greatest Dems... Hekate Jun 2013 #78

imagine Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #84

Gee, most of that describes Indiana. AngryOldDem Jun 2013 #88

We'll stay blue and keep our firearms. ileus Jun 2013 #89

Doesn't sound very progressive to me Captain Stern Jun 2013 #90

All those gun manufacturers in New England's "Gun Valley" will be surprised hack89 Jun 2013 #91

At which point we'll turn attention to the northern deformers? HereSince1628 Jun 2013 #95

Thanks for the bigotry. Not all red states are southern... Phentex Jun 2013 #97

infographics datasuspect Jun 2013 #98

unrec Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #100

John Lennon had similar hopes siligut Jun 2013 #103

Calls for ethnic cleansing telclaven Jun 2013 #108

Grew up in the south, and the most racist comment said to me was by someone raised northern. Neoma Jun 2013 #109

Imagine a world MuseRider Jun 2013 #110

Thanks for getting it... Phentex Jun 2013 #111

I would like to think that MuseRider Jun 2013 #126

B.S. Bosso 63 Jun 2013 #112

You think you know that would be the outcome, but you really don't aikoaiko Jun 2013 #113

The person who put that sign together is truly ignorant. NCTraveler Jun 2013 #114

Indeed. The stupid burns. Please notice the avatar of the OP cordelia Jun 2013 #124

Reddest states in order: Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Alabama, Montana... carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #117

Isn't advocating for the breakup of the Union considered treason? kentauros Jun 2013 #119

Here's some classic shit stirring. HappyMe Jun 2013 #121

I am always amused at the difference between both the numbers and level of vitriol here Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #122

I agree!!!! Revanchist Jun 2013 #125

When you go to post a reply, premium Jun 2013 #130

Thanks for the welcome Revanchist Jun 2013 #131

Sorry about that, premium Jun 2013 #132

Divisive bullshit Cal Carpenter Jun 2013 #128

That pic is what the Democrat self-destruct button looks like /NT Serve The Servants Jun 2013 #135

As in Democrat party Kingofalldems Jun 2013 #242

+1 Orsino Jun 2013 #136

What part of Alabama is Wall Street in, again? n/t cigsandcoffee Jun 2013 #133

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #145

I'd gladly support the secession Serve The Servants Jun 2013 #134

Where did they OP go? No more input? snooper2 Jun 2013 #137

The South is keeping us from having electric cars? KamaAina Jun 2013 #138

The southern states have little to do with national politics. npk Jun 2013 #141

I don't get South bashing. But you are dead wrong. bluestate10 Jun 2013 #196

I agree that the South has it's fare share of dumb republicans, however... npk Jun 2013 #210

Yep. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #142

What truth? YoungDemCA Jun 2013 #144

Wouldn't know since there's no truth there. cordelia Jun 2013 #207

My Tea Party grandfather was born in Chicago, and has lived in California for most of his life... YoungDemCA Jun 2013 #143

What red states? rrneck Jun 2013 #146

+1 for the maps and for the reply. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #169

Thanks. rrneck Jun 2013 #172

with OPs like this one wonders why the South would want to hang around where they are so Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #173

One reason why republicans hate education so much is education causes most people to bluestate10 Jun 2013 #194

one party states are worse than two party states Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #148

one party states are worse than two party states Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #149

I'll take my one-party California. TDale313 Jun 2013 #151

it was refering to the country not the states Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #157

it was refering to the country not the states Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #158

I will take one party any day as long as members of that party propose and support sane bluestate10 Jun 2013 #195

Pennslvania is totally controlled by teabaggers; Governor, State Senate and House, US House reps AlinPA Jun 2013 #152

Region-bashing aside, what are ya gonna do about truebluegreen Jun 2013 #153

The imaginary and the magical seems rather important to many people LanternWaste Jun 2013 #154

I live in New England.... Autumn Colors Jun 2013 #155

Why wait for the red states to secede, then? Secede yourself. Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #160

sure, there is idiocy in red states - but also beauty, and lots of blue people.... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2013 #162

Michigan and Wisconsin invalidate the argument n/t KatyMan Jun 2013 #171

And Kentucky invalidates the argument. bluestate10 Jun 2013 #192

Sounds like heaven. Apophis Jun 2013 #175

We're never going to not have red states bigwillq Jun 2013 #176

This is stupid. progressoid Jun 2013 #178

I Won't Bash My Brothers And Sisters In The South, But I Will Say This... WillyT Jun 2013 #179

Exactly, Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2013 #180

Naaaa, you don't resent people who live in southern states... Pamela Troy Jun 2013 #182

If you think the country as a whole should be more like the south, great plains, and rural west Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2013 #183

I would love to see the country Pamela Troy Jun 2013 #185

This is offensive. Pamela Troy Jun 2013 #181

Of course it's offensive. kentauros Jun 2013 #232

Nah, no need to trash thread. Dr. Strange Jun 2013 #241

This is stupid and offensive. n/t Scurrilous Jun 2013 #184

we can only dream warrprayer Jun 2013 #186

I'm starting to think the Civil War was a long-term strategic defeat LittleBlue Jun 2013 #187

You also got some of the greatest American literature... Pamela Troy Jun 2013 #188

3,308,124 million Texans voted for Obama in 2012, including me. MrsBrady Jun 2013 #190

Big cities in the South lean toward blue. What the rest of us must do is help bluestate10 Jun 2013 #191

Some can only see things as black or white... yawnmaster Jun 2013 #193

This is a very divisive OP, please self-delete, thank you kindly steve2470 Jun 2013 #197

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2013 #205

Come on region bashing? That's petty! obama2terms Jun 2013 #209

I have heard at times that gopiscrap Jun 2013 #211

Disappointing to see the garbage you posted associated with "Occupy" in any way. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #212

I don't see how a one party system benefits anyone BainsBane Jun 2013 #218

This thread should have been shut down for region-bashing pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #222

Not bloody likely---unfortunately. (nt) Paladin Jun 2013 #223

It is perfectly obvious that certain forms of bigotry are acceptable at DU. MicaelS Jun 2013 #227

and obviously a hit and run since the OP has not returned... Phentex Jun 2013 #228

I'm from the South and all I can say is backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #229

trust me playingwithyourballs backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #230

That must be EXHAUSTING... actslikeacarrot Jun 2013 #237

Bless your little heart. ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #240

Gee...where is Wall Street located again I forget. Rex Jun 2013 #243

+1 HiPointDem Jun 2013 #244