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The South bashing is getting really old. [View all] NuclearDem Oct 2013 OP

Hear, Hear! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1

The south is such a easy target. texanwitch Oct 2013 #2

Indeed. It's an old meme. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #6

The facts support your post. bvar22 Oct 2013 #132

They make themselves an easy target. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #9

Oh... like the Boston accent is so accurate. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #105

We deal with what we have. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #123

I think that "neo-confederate" area went for Obama. Can you explain Boston's 70s busing problems? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #149

Actually Texas has the most Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #3

yeah, and Ted Cruz is from Canada NightWatcher Oct 2013 #8

AND George W Bush is from Connecticut (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #37

mike lee from utah hopemountain Oct 2013 #59

And Bill Clinton is from Arkansas, and Al Gore is from Tennessee.. pipoman Oct 2013 #68

Yeah BIG DOG... The Icon, The Man Who Does Demand Respect... ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #97

No doubt...the Democratic party has abandoned labor.. pipoman Oct 2013 #124

And LBJ, the last Liberal Democratic President, was from TEXAS! bvar22 Oct 2013 #131

And I Grew Up In Texas! Not Born There, But ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #137

BTW, Is That You?? Forgot To Ask! ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #138

No, that is not me. bvar22 Oct 2013 #140

LOL pipoman Oct 2013 #175

Not Sure I This Is Sarcasm Or Not... ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #181

r u sure you responded to the right post? pipoman Oct 2013 #191

The guy who funds Freedom Works is from Barrington IL (NT) PBass Oct 2013 #130

Well I live in a southern state and I will continue to BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #4

By all means, fight the culture and the mentality. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #10

I'm saying that it won't be changed. BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #14

Racism is regionalism's kissing cousin if not twin, it's the same mentality of "they" Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #28

And the little white churches wipe the humanity BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #32

Another simple answer to a complex question, you would castigate anyone going to a church, I Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #36

Uncle Joe, thank you ChazII Oct 2013 #58

Nailed it. You would think the only folks living in the South were pot-bellied NASCAR whites. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #150

I am former liberal Californian who now lives in Asheville, NC young_at_heart Oct 2013 #5

You are in an oasis DAMANgoldberg Oct 2013 #74

Asheville is a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL place .. I vacationed there once srican69 Oct 2013 #148

It doesn't really matter, some people just want attention. To even it out... snooper2 Oct 2013 #7

Now New York bashing I can get behind NuclearDem Oct 2013 #13

Some forget NY owns Wall Street and Park Ave houses the biggest criminals influencing politics. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #63

Texans are learning "shortage" BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #15

we are doing okay...it's been raining for three days snooper2 Oct 2013 #19

Actually, I was thinking about Barnhart BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #25

I don't know where that is, but I dated a girl with that as a last name for a bit snooper2 Oct 2013 #42

Jesus, Austin got swamped! More on the way, and the temp dropped to the 50s today. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #151

If you would stop electing batshit crazy vile idiots in huge numbers to the house, Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #11

I'm actually from Indiana. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #17

The nation is divided largely along the same regional boundaries as the confederacy. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #21

Exactly! The racist energy fueling the Teabaggers is strongest and most prolific in the South. LonePirate Oct 2013 #43

We still suffer from Tom Delay Redistricting Syndrome! That man is more responsible for this Dustlawyer Oct 2013 #53

The Midwest is redder than the South. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #18

No actually it isn't. And it is less populous. But if you find comfort in that theory, go for it. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #33

Take a look. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #40

That projection doesn't include population jeff47 Oct 2013 #129

26 of 47 members of the house teaparty caucus are from the confederacy. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #171

That map is totally misleading cpwm17 Oct 2013 #188

California sent out Darryl Issa, don't forget. Michelle Bachmann is not from the Old South... Hekate Oct 2013 #77

The facts disagree with your opinion: bvar22 Oct 2013 #133

they are fully responsible for the politics and beliefs they have down there quinnox Oct 2013 #12

The cities in Texas are blue. texanwitch Oct 2013 #20

I tend to agree, and have lived in the south all my life. I think we deserve bashing. Hoyt Oct 2013 #23

I note their racism to their faces BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #27

No need to treat the cretins with respect, is my view. Hoyt Oct 2013 #45

Try pointing that out and they complain about being bashed. Warpy Oct 2013 #31

Exactly. The south ought to be ashamed and want to make amends. Hoyt Oct 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #166

Who are "they"? Wow, I just lost all respect for you, a long time coming carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #165

The "South" is doing a pretty good job of that all by themselves. nt madinmaryland Oct 2013 #16

Did you know that Jimmy Carter comes from South Georgia? Fumesucker Oct 2013 #26

Did you know my mother came from the South? madinmaryland Oct 2013 #30

Carter was no saint back then. Like/respect him a lot nowadays. Hoyt Oct 2013 #55

I get it but... Egnever Oct 2013 #22

Seen more overt racial bias in NYC than Charleston, SC. Tribalism dies hard. tillikum Oct 2013 #24

And yet SC is one of the 29 States that still have legalized discrimination against Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #107

well the beauty of the internet and it's chat rooms are that its anecdotal tillikum Oct 2013 #122

Some people just need a villain Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #163

NY State also has Wall Street YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #177

You think that mitigates the discrimintory laws and culture of Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #185

Truth! Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #161

Can we blame Nixon and Karl Rove for making the South a conservative stronghold? starroute Oct 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Oct 2013 #34

My question is, what does it accomplish here? Shaming fellow DUers? Swell. nolabear Oct 2013 #35

Some people here may just be filled with hate, rage and ignorance but I have no doubt others are Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #38

I agree Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #96

I have to agree with you. cordelia Oct 2013 #101

I personally boycott all the States that have legal discrimination against my people Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #110

Why are you excusing your own bigotry? cordelia Oct 2013 #119

So your contention is that I am a bigot because I object to discrimination Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #186

Because emotion overrules reason or logic, it had to be that way for our species to survive. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #173

+1 1000words Oct 2013 #39

Some people on DU want to legitimize their hatred by pointing to "facts" about the hated "Other." Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #141

Yes, Florida is south and we gave Obama the vote last election. Incitatus Oct 2013 #41

Florida has a larger population of retired folks from the NE. eilen Oct 2013 #88

Yeah. Like Northeast Puerto Rico. The "native" population includes blacks and Hispanics. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #152

I know of a couple wealthy Republicans who maintain primary residence here for tax reasons. Incitatus Oct 2013 #193

I live in kansas and refuse to defend the state and it's GOP idiots, so... Logical Oct 2013 #44

I'm a northerner, and I couldn't agree more. cristianmarie533 Oct 2013 #46

It should also be noted that 3 of the last 4 Democratic Presidents Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #70

LBJ, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton -- all good Democrats, all from the South Hekate Oct 2013 #78

Tennessee Williams was from the South, a great litearary genius of the South Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #114

Let's not forget the female writers, Kate Chopin, Zora Neale Hurston, Carson McCullers... Hekate Oct 2013 #134

Paraphrasing, Hurston said generations ago the future of America can be seen in South Florida. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #143

I agree, but when you have loudmouth Republicans especially in Texas davidpdx Oct 2013 #48

Yes, Texas has leaders now that are so bad like Perry and Cruz mc51tc Oct 2013 #56

Don't forget that here in Texas we have the Castro brothers, Wendy Davis, and ... Tx4obama Oct 2013 #82

To be fair, the US, yes the US, is a collection of balkanized states nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #49

The South? Hell,that is a liberal stronghold compared to the I-35 corridor in OK and KS. Rain Mcloud Oct 2013 #50

I get the sense that many southern states are nearing a tipping point paulkienitz Oct 2013 #51

I agree. The SOUTH is ripe for a Democratic Party picking, bvar22 Oct 2013 #156

Then stop sending these assholes to DC. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #52

What I found out is ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #57

That's good advice. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #62

My brother has gone from being a fire breathing ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #72

You are doing a fantastic job being an ambassador to your own family Hekate Oct 2013 #79

Thank you.... ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #136

thanks for this truth noiretextatique Oct 2013 #139

Your map is good for those stuck in the Binary mode of Thinking. bvar22 Oct 2013 #153

Thank you, i was looking for that one, actually. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #154

Thank You "bvar22" This Map Shows the EMBEDS...It's Everywhere...and KoKo Oct 2013 #160

Good Map... I Saw A Couple That Showed A Lot ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #182

Agreed. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #54

"Hate" to say it, but... RosettaStoned77 Oct 2013 #60

"Indiana is a Klan stronghold" Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #61

California has more everything everywhere, but ... melody Oct 2013 #64

When they stop electing scumbags like Gohmert, Gingrey, Kingston, Rubio, Vitter, Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #65

So then you'll also bash Minnesota - Bachmann, cordelia Oct 2013 #98

Um there is a difference between Minnesota electing one or two bat shit Puglover Oct 2013 #109

Bachmann is from a single district of insane people Minnesota also sends to DC Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #112

What is this? "Be sensitive to bigots week?" When the South loses its well earned Rep of being Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #172

eh, I have lived in Texas a long time Skittles Oct 2013 #66

Explain this. longship Oct 2013 #67

Shameful. And the Teabaggers who salute that thing pretend to be the "real" Americans. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #75

It was removed in 2000. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #76

What took them so long? nt longship Oct 2013 #80

Google and read for yourself. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #83

This issue was resolved in 1865. longship Oct 2013 #84

Except that the picture you provided was from almost 14 years ago. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #85

Okay. Explain this. longship Oct 2013 #86

They, like many bigots, are stuck in the past. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #87

Do you know which states those people are from? bvar22 Oct 2013 #189

See? It will never be enough, no matter what we do, cordelia Oct 2013 #94

I thought only Southerners wanted to re-fight the Civil War. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #155

The South bashing the rest of the country? upi402 Oct 2013 #69

K&R Jamastiene Oct 2013 #71

Not it's not. n/t miyazaki Oct 2013 #73

Yes it is. cordelia Oct 2013 #89

Bashing the South doesn't mean we think it's beyond saving. It means we think it sucks... Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #81

I can't criticize the South... I live in Michigan. 'Nuff said. GreenEyedLefty Oct 2013 #90

I think a lot of it has to do with the bible belt. B Calm Oct 2013 #91

Get used to it....the only thing worse than living in the South ileus Oct 2013 #92

Let "The South" secede. Give the states from AZ to FL one year... stlsaxman Oct 2013 #93

What have you got against New Mexico? CBGLuthier Oct 2013 #95

Snort! Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #100

But don't you see? Sissyk Oct 2013 #128

I find posts like this rather interesting. kentauros Oct 2013 #102

Yeah, all those African Americans and Native Americans in the south JoeyT Oct 2013 #108

Excellent. cordelia Oct 2013 #118

Anyone wishing to uproot a black N. Florida land-owner should approach the porch with caution. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #144

Virginians feel just as American as anyone; more so in longevity (except the Indians) carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #167

Attitudes about "The South" may be because "The South" is 'bowdacious*' HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #99

Nice analysis! kentauros Oct 2013 #104

The poorest States in the Union are 'Kings of the Hill'? Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #111

Well, make a straw-man, it's your liberty...I was talking about THE REGION HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #147

The entire region depends on tax dollars from Blue States Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #184

Non Sequitur? What has income to do with identity, and cultural/political influence? HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #187

CA has 3 Tea Baggers out of 53 Reps. Texas? 11 out of 36. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #103

Frankly the day I see a Southern state go from red to blue Puglover Oct 2013 #106

As a southerner, I appreciate... Whiskeytide Oct 2013 #113

After being relentlessly abused as a Virginian, someone like you FINALLY carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #168

You've seen it MFrohike Oct 2013 #176

I don't actually mind the bashing. JoeyT Oct 2013 #115

well said! Phentex Oct 2013 #145

I understand why people are so disgusted with southern politicians; LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #116

For those who think sulphurdunn Oct 2013 #117

Of course there are progressives in the South treestar Oct 2013 #120

so DO something about it instead of tolerating it and making excuses. As long as there is a problem librechik Oct 2013 #121

One of the reasons I like Wendy Davis Patiod Oct 2013 #125

well, of course i adore certain liberal Southerners, and all of them, politically. librechik Oct 2013 #127

You are part of the problem. Quit singling out a whole region of whites, blacks, Hispanics... Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #146

so are you. librechik Oct 2013 #183

Wrong. You want an "approved" target for your frustrations Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #192

lol--since you know what I want librechik Oct 2013 #194

Sounds like your getting plenty of what you want now. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #195

now you are psychoanalyzing the imaginary person you think you know. librechik Oct 2013 #196

Toying with the mentally unstable" probably is why many view the condition as stigma. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #197

Yes. WHERE is this idea coming from?Why do people think the American south is politically backwards? PassingFair Oct 2013 #126

Precinct Map of the 2008 election: bvar22 Oct 2013 #135

Cool in theory but not a practical example of public opinion. Each precinct does not have the same Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #142

I like Duval Co./Jax in N.E. Fla ("Redneck capital of the World") +/- one million. Now blue. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #157

Yes, but what kind of blue? A traditional Democrat is not progressive on social issues. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #158

It's getting better. The Sheriff was arrested/beaten during the 1960 race riots. Progress. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #159

13/18 U.S. House seats in PA are teabaggers. The governor is a stupid teabagger. One U.S. Senator AlinPA Oct 2013 #162

Southerners are Easy Bashing for Dems in Power Circles...as if we are Tea Partiers... KoKo Oct 2013 #164

Don't hold your breath wating for Southern-bashing to stop. ladyVet Oct 2013 #169

long past time for us all to leave carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #170

You're only doomed if you own a gun (to round it out)! Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #198

I lived in the south for several years and hated it ... etherealtruth Oct 2013 #174

Good try. But I imagine the bigots who bash the South renie408 Oct 2013 #178

This^^ pecwae Oct 2013 #190

Lot of Yankee transplants in those gerrymandered districts in the South pstokely Oct 2013 #179

Bash Arizona instead JonLP24 Oct 2013 #180