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5. If much of the South would quit fighting the Civil War, South bashing would have ended decades ago

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 02:23 PM

Sep 2013

I'm afraid Civil War won't end until whites are a minority in the South.

Y'all need to get it through your heads that the Yankees liberated the South instead of conquering it. That's the progressive way of looking at it. Watch the movie "Cold Mountain" and see how evil the "Homeguard" was.

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The South killed the safety net [View all] coldmountain Sep 2013 OP

How ironic that coldmountain is in NC ... Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #1

The movie "Cold Mountain" was extremely anti-Confederate coldmountain Sep 2013 #3

Enjoy your stay here. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #11

Enjoy your boycott of the south. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #15

Thank you for your advice. I really appreciate it. Have a nice day. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #17

Are you o n MIRt? I suggest you sign up next time. I hope you don't hurt your head Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #18

Yes, I am. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #21

Corruption in the Confederacy coldmountain Sep 2013 #8

I thought South Bashing was on Wednesdays leftstreet Sep 2013 #2

If much of the South would quit fighting the Civil War, South bashing would have ended decades ago coldmountain Sep 2013 #5

South bashing is not only tolerated; it is actually encouraged on this site. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #13

Yes it is, and I'll be keeping bigoted threads like this in mind when it's time to cordelia Sep 2013 #23

How is it encouraged? coldmountain Sep 2013 #25

as if you didn't know. you slay me. you really do, cold mountain. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #28

Did you see the movie or read the book? coldmountain Sep 2013 #30

as a matter of fact, yes. Must I inform you that this is 2013 and not 1913? We here at DU are Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #31

Let me take a stab at answering your last question... cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #33

by jove, I think you've got it! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #35

Obvious the Confederacy is not dead even though it's politically incorrect to point that out coldmountain Sep 2013 #36

No, that really gets a lot wrong Recursion Sep 2013 #6

They only did the New Deal because the Democrats at the time were the "anti-black" party coldmountain Sep 2013 #7

Dixiecrats and Yellow Dogs are polar opposites Recursion Sep 2013 #9

The Dixicrats were Democrats who felt betrayed by FDR after voting for him coldmountain Sep 2013 #14

It's voting Democrat'ic' not Democrat n/t leftstreet Sep 2013 #16

Noticed that. n/t cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #27

me too. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #34

Spending so much time in the rural South which is almost all Republican, I picked it up coldmountain Sep 2013 #40

That's not what polar opposites are. Those are different sides of the same coin. JVS Sep 2013 #38

And then they jumped ship at the thought of having to live side by side with their fellow man. name not needed Sep 2013 #10

my, aren't you just a lovely piece of humanity. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #32

For the south, government help and safety net is ok so long as minorities are excluded. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #19

As a Southerner, I find this post offensive. nt jazzimov Sep 2013 #20

Is being an American, a Democrat, a liberal, etc more important than being a "Southerner"? coldmountain Sep 2013 #22

YOU are certainly divisive for no good reason. cordelia Sep 2013 #24

who on here has that bumpersticker? why are you on here talking about that? how does that help Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #29

Sorry if the truth offends -- but there is a large concentration of tea party people in the south. pnwmom Sep 2013 #26

Lively discussion over at Salon about this article coldmountain Sep 2013 #37

Thanks! n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #39