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In reply to the discussion: So you say you wanna kick the South out of the Union, eh? [View all]Moses2SandyKoufax
(1,290 posts)42. Not really....
At least I don't have the embarrassment of living in a state that ranks last, or near the bottom when it comes to every category that measures quality of life...
Oh well, Roll Tide!
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I would prefer that the Confederates get their own country as opposed to destroying
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#3
You need a better understanding of the world. Maybe start with listening to more music. . .
Journeyman
Oct 2013
#8
We need to end all false political advertising. Including Fox News and talk radio.
JEFF9K
Oct 2013
#10
The US must remain a whole. To call for the secession or expulsion of any state
BluegrassStateBlues
Oct 2013
#12
If we'd won the War of 1812 and lost the Civil War, it would be a better country.
FarCenter
Oct 2013
#13
My friends, relatives, and colleagues all around the country don't seem to mind that I'm a Virginian
carolinayellowdog
Oct 2013
#17
As you know, I hate that flag with as much passion as anyone-- southern Unionists always have
carolinayellowdog
Oct 2013
#24
I don't visit nor give custom to the States that allow discrimination against LGBT people
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#23
I ain't wanna kick th'South out but some them boneheads still whopper and holler lots about leavin
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#27
Obama won a large majority of the votes in Nashville and Memphis in 2012. Not as red as DU bigots
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#28
On DU I've read a lot more slang terms re mental illness than southern disaparagement
HereSince1628
Oct 2013
#39