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Egalitarian Thug

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38. I'm almost as old as you, and I suspect far more experienced. One thing that that experience has

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:05 PM

Nov 2012

taught me is that there is no end to the excuses we can come up with to justify compromising our values and what we know is right. Like the sigline says, "may your chains sit lightly".

But don't expect any slack when it comes to ripping the other inhabitants of your states, you choose to live there.

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It really sucks being a 60 YO old white guy in the Southeast right now. [View all] Whovian Nov 2012 OP

I live in the south and no one F's with me! Cattledog Nov 2012 #1

Its the scooter. Ditch it, buy a sports car, and you'll get some action aletier_v Nov 2012 #2

That and the neon blue leisure suit! ;) whistler162 Nov 2012 #58

they are a bit more aggressive this election than the past. i had signs vandalized and seabeyond Nov 2012 #3

How are your neighbors etc. reacting to the election results? nt barnabas63 Nov 2012 #4

I have no idea. They know I'm a Democrat and don't speak with me Whovian Nov 2012 #7

This is not exactly my experience. renie408 Nov 2012 #56

That does suck... txdemsftw Nov 2012 #5

There I am lucky. My parents are liberal.... Whovian Nov 2012 #8

Well, I'm lucky that txdemsftw Nov 2012 #10

For many years I have been thanking my lucky stars that my Father left the South. lumpy Nov 2012 #14

Thanksgiving dinner is coming up,too. Lars39 Nov 2012 #6

I'm a 60 year old woman in the reddest county in Michigan erinlough Nov 2012 #9

Good on you. Houses burn down in Alabama though. Whovian Nov 2012 #12

We are in Ottawa county and that is about as red as it gets. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #23

Berrien, home of both Upton and Pscholka! nt erinlough Nov 2012 #46

Hey Whovian Matariki Nov 2012 #11

LOL. Damn right 60's not old. :) Whovian Nov 2012 #13

I'm with you brother. SCantiGOP Nov 2012 #15

So why are you still there? Do you think you're going to change their minds or hearts? Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #16

I'll give you a few years before replying to your post. You may change your tune. Whovian Nov 2012 #17

I'm almost as old as you, and I suspect far more experienced. One thing that that experience has Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #38

I seriously doubt it but want no pissing contest. Whovian Nov 2012 #40

That's how I got here (MIL). n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #42

if Jesus did materialize, on TV or off it, Warpy Nov 2012 #21

If they didn't just kill him outright. Come to think of it, their role models already did that, Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #39

I love California and Los Angeles more and more every day hearing this stuff. nt TeamPooka Nov 2012 #18

Me too! So. Pasadena here n/t We are Devo Nov 2012 #45

lotsa red in CA marions ghost Nov 2012 #57

not where I live. LA baby, common sense and liberalism flows in the streets. nt TeamPooka Nov 2012 #67

LA marions ghost Nov 2012 #71

Don't put up signs. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #19

It was just as scary when I left in the late 60s Warpy Nov 2012 #20

I lived through that and the Viet Nam war. Whovian Nov 2012 #24

I would move if that is at all possible. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #22

when we northerners say this, we are accused of bashing the south scheming daemons Nov 2012 #25

LOL... It's like the N word in comedy or music. Whovian Nov 2012 #31

i spend two months in SC every summer scheming daemons Nov 2012 #36

In a "Beach house?" LOL! Yeah. You really know the SE. Whovian Nov 2012 #37

Yeah, Such A Heavy Burden You Northern DU'ers Have. Paladin Nov 2012 #62

And he is. cordelia Nov 2012 #69

.. nc4bo Nov 2012 #26

Well, at least you found DU. Welcome btw. You usually put up click worthy posts I've noticed. OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #27

Move to hippie land demhottie Nov 2012 #28

Actually, there is one of the longest lived communes within 100 miles from where I live. Whovian Nov 2012 #33

I *LOVE* the Farm! My son just graduated from their "Farm School at Home Satellite Campus".. Ghost in the Machine Nov 2012 #49

I'm game.. where are some of these "hippie lands"? Ghost in the Machine Nov 2012 #50

Vermont Mopar151 Nov 2012 #53

Upstate NY- between New Paltz and Woodstock demhottie Nov 2012 #64

Asheville, NC and Flagstaff, AZ aikoaiko Nov 2012 #68

SMH Mr Dixon Nov 2012 #29

Thank you for standing up for justice. You are strong and brave. yardwork Nov 2012 #30

I am a female 73-year old white Democrat in one of the reddest counties in North Georgia. RebelOne Nov 2012 #32

I have lived in Marietta and Smyrna and know North GA well. Whovian Nov 2012 #34

Been to Helen a few times. Loved it there. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #65

A -fucking-men. mmonk Nov 2012 #35

I live in probably one of the most conservative towns in TX callous taoboy Nov 2012 #41

Yep.. txdemsftw Nov 2012 #43

I live in the Southeast as well...but in a large urban area..... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #44

Dude, I wish you lived in Texas! w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #47

Southern hospitality was always largely a myth. JoeyT Nov 2012 #48

Hang in there politicasista Nov 2012 #51

You're a brave motherfucker. byronius Nov 2012 #52

"Lucky you live Hawaii" kewhawaii Nov 2012 #54

Same here. But since I have kids Ilsa Nov 2012 #55

I live in Florida Panhandle land---full of loons. rockbluff botanist Nov 2012 #59

Rural areas of the North and upper midwest marions ghost Nov 2012 #60

A friend of mine, also Southern-born, described the South as ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #61

Be nice to them and try to change a few minds. tabasco Nov 2012 #63

The only thing scarrier than that is being a young black guy from the same region. craigmatic Nov 2012 #66

I certainly understand. nt Whovian Nov 2012 #70