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40. Spending so much time in the rural South which is almost all Republican, I picked it up

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #34)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 09:29 PM

Sep 2013

Sorry if "Democrat" is politically incorrect but I usually say "Democratic" like it says in the rest of my posts.

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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