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ancianita

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10. I saw that politics decades ago. The South invented the politics of spite. Which has recently

Reply to Fresh_Start (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 01:10 PM

May 2016

given rise to the hostage taking and the crabs-in-a-basket style of falling all over being first in line with global oligarchs.

Their whole aristocratic southern culture always been the outgrowth of pretentious asshole Tories who keep to their greater loyalty toward all things monarchic.

Of course, the oligarchs keep them around.

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The South is holding America hostage [View all] Fresh_Start May 2016 OP

Kind of holding our party hostage, too. HassleCat May 2016 #1

Most of the problem goes back to the election of 1876. roamer65 May 2016 #3

I also regret not letting the southern states go. oldandhappy May 2016 #5

Yeah GulfCoast66 May 2016 #13

Oh, were you there? cwydro May 2016 #14

"happy" is probably not the adjective I would use Skittles May 2016 #15

Yep, really got started with Sam Walton and then John Tyson, Witt Stephens, Charles Ward LiberalArkie May 2016 #2

civil war as punishment from God which increased the power of religion in the south... AlbertCat May 2016 #4

the key is southern social stratification.... paleotn May 2016 #6

Protestant Fundamentalist Evangelicalism .. narrow minded bible thumpers .. Dominionists YOHABLO May 2016 #9

Nailed it. Duppers May 2016 #11

How is this working out? yallerdawg May 2016 #7

I dunno... wall street is holding america hostage as well GummyBearz May 2016 #8

I saw that politics decades ago. The South invented the politics of spite. Which has recently ancianita May 2016 #10

Industry started to move to the South in the decades following WWII to escape the unions. maddiemom May 2016 #12

Salon is a trash dump. Kang Colby May 2016 #16