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In reply to the discussion: Ed Schultz EXPOSES Cause Of Racism In The South [View all]meow2u3
(24,764 posts)...if they try the racist dog whistle politics that work with white Southern conservatives (or, should I say, pseudo-conservative fascist pigs).
There is racism in the North, but it's typically kept under wraps. It seems as if the North treates overt racism as socially unacceptable and ostracizes openly racist individuals. Not even racist dog whistles that work in the South can work well up North; those who tried it have been called out for race baiting.
Ever notice how openly racist teabaggers in Northern states cannot win statewide elections if they run on their prejudices? They have to pull a bait-and-switch scam on the electorate to win statewide office. In other words, Kasich, Walker, Corbett, and LePage, for instance, would never have won their races if they came out as the racist they are. They had to run on a false platform of jobs and the economy to trick voters into voting for them.