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In reply to the discussion: I hope the south does break away [View all]La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)57. are you familiar with the civil war?
thats my way of saying, that despite your hissy fit, no one is about to break up the union. You wont do it by throwing a fit, we wont do it by criticizing the really shit politicians that tend to come from the south.
you might win for one of the dumbest posts i have seen recently
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Exactly. And some people need to look at a state like PA, controlled by ignorant teabaggers, where
AlinPA
Jun 2013
#19
re Pennsylvania-- the north/south divide obscures the Appalachian continuum
carolinayellowdog
Jun 2013
#54
How about we just make Senate seats proportional to population, and quit gerrymandering districts?
villager
Jun 2013
#12
I am from California, and I have not dissed the south, though at times I think if
still_one
Jun 2013
#13
Yes, I just got in with my computer and made the spelling corrections, thanks
still_one
Jun 2013
#46
LBJ and Dr. King came from the South. Lincoln & Obama from the North. 4 greatest Americans ever.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#16
Don't you think Calling Obama on of the 4 greatest american ever is stretching things a bit?
srican69
Jun 2013
#45
Gay rights are nothing? LBJ accelerated a war that killed over a million people also. I would not
still_one
Jun 2013
#48
He sat on the gay rights fence for years ..When Biden spoke in favor - he was forced to take a
srican69
Jun 2013
#50
supporting gay marriage is asking for too much? not asking for legislation - but just lip service
srican69
Jun 2013
#55
There have been some snipers. My sense is that frustration with politicians from the South
bluestate10
Jun 2013
#78
You want the nation to break apart because anonymous posters on a message board made you mad?
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2013
#18
I could really pi$$ you off but I'll refrain, probably as you should have...n/t
monmouth3
Jun 2013
#23
there will still be people who pretend they know who should and should not be American.
LanternWaste
Jun 2013
#24
Leave? Leave where? South Carolina? 'The South'? If I recall, places like Vermont
sinkingfeeling
Jun 2013
#36
"I don't give a shit how bad it could be"-- a Virginian with NC roots remembers what SC did in 1861
carolinayellowdog
Jun 2013
#42
The South is cursed because they institutionally won't admit the "Civil War" was about slavery
coldmountain
Jun 2013
#76
Calm down and focus on getting rid of bad politicians in your state. Forget what outsiders
bluestate10
Jun 2013
#73
I hope they/we don't but, I can't blame a lot of southerners for having this attitude.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2013
#87
It has apparently escaped your notice, but it always the south that proposes this.
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#89