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pitbullgirl1965

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19. True.

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #17)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 09:42 PM

Oct 2013

And the problems you describe in the South were also quite prevalent in the North. Whereas the South utilized slave labor, the North had no problems with exploiting child labor, and immigrant labor

Yes, we passed laws against child labor and labor abuse which that ended those abuses. In the South though, former slaves still had to endure systemic racism, lynching, disenfranchisement et al.and the effects of that are still being felt.

So get them Tea bag jerks outta your state.

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The South is Gonna Rise Again! [View all] Callmecrazy Oct 2013 OP

Because many people thought LArry was sort of sane. He's obviously NOT napi21 Oct 2013 #1

I thought the same thing. Two minutes from Alan Grayson. It's just that sanity and reason doesn't libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

Once their Cialis arrives. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #3

In this case "the South" is shorthand for "white supremacy." nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #4

Larry Klanman with his "On your knees" comments flamingdem Oct 2013 #5

"Im Süden wird wieder steigen" Dawson Leery Oct 2013 #6

That coward, "figuratively come out..." Southside Oct 2013 #7

The South is romanticized. PDJane Oct 2013 #8

Not all places in the Old South were "brutal and ignorant" Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #10

Yes, but...and there is a but. PDJane Oct 2013 #12

Fayetteville, Arkansas, is not in the cotton belt Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #17

True. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #19

Child labor was quite prevalent well into the 20th century Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #21

An oasis in the desert rarely denies the existence of said desert. LanternWaste Oct 2013 #14

Well the North wasn't exactly a bastion of culture out in the boondocks Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #18

And if it does, we kick its ass again. Aristus Oct 2013 #9

The Lost Cause of the South: HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #11

Disgusting. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #20

because it's types like him that we have this govt shut down JI7 Oct 2013 #13

For the South to rise again it would need a Viagra the size of Cuba Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #15

change one letter, add another, and Klaymen becomes klansmen dionysus Oct 2013 #16