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Hoyt

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57. Stone Mountain was also site of big Klan rallies even in 1950s.

Reply to OldDem2012 (Reply #19)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 02:38 PM

Nov 2012

The vibe there is awful because of it.

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The ONLY place I find incessant discussion about the Civil War [View all] Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 OP

I hear you WolverineDG Nov 2012 #1

Well of course you never hear talk of the "Civil War"... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #2

I do constantly. Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #3

Waffle House donated 100,000 dollars to Rove's Crossroads Pac.... Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #4

And Cop A Nice Superiority Complex, As Well. Paladin Nov 2012 #6

Sorry, I don't give my custom to right wing companies if I can help it. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #7

...sigh... Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #12

You're right... one_voice Nov 2012 #41

Mmmmm...anti-South-Bashing Lecture #9,138 alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #5

The South bashing is stupid, it's not nearly that simplistic Fumesucker Nov 2012 #11

I think you're responding to the wrong post alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #24

I took your rather cryptic post as being pro-South bashing Fumesucker Nov 2012 #25

Oh, I'm just here for the entertainment alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #35

You mean like this thread? nt Javaman Nov 2012 #8

If it weren't for Grits, odds are... Scootaloo Nov 2012 #55

Occam's Razor DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #9

This has gone on long before Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #13

It Has Rekindled My Interest In The Civil War DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #17

well that's because racism has never existed in the North zazen Nov 2012 #10

To back up your post, in 1641, Massachusetts was the first American colony to legalize slavery.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #23

Pop Quiz: bvar22 Nov 2012 #47

Ah, New England. Home of the infamous witch trials. Jennicut Nov 2012 #56

Funny edhopper Nov 2012 #14

The locals don't buy souvenirs Fumesucker Nov 2012 #15

Sure, just for tourist. edhopper Nov 2012 #18

And here we have yet another post lumping an entire region together because of what... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #19

Stone Mountain was also site of big Klan rallies even in 1950s. Hoyt Nov 2012 #57

It's been there since I was a kid Fumesucker Nov 2012 #21

irrelevant point edhopper Nov 2012 #45

You mean it's a point that doesn't fit your agenda and preconceived notions.. Fumesucker Nov 2012 #46

Using a carving completed forty years ago to characterize the South today is your point? antigone382 Nov 2012 #50

My whole family is from the South. We had a 1993 family reunion at Stone Mountain. Aristus Nov 2012 #22

In the South we don't spell it "bass relief" Bake Nov 2012 #60

I grew up in rural southern Georgia, and heard LOTS of talk about the civil war. MNBrewer Nov 2012 #16

Oh, so you are NOT talking about the breakup of the folk duo, The Civil Wars? Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #20

*sob!* They're breaking my heart, those crazy kids. nolabear Nov 2012 #29

I'm with 'ya. Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #32

Civil War? Rider3 Nov 2012 #26

I'm in the South, my great-great grandfathers fought for the Confederacy, I'm a yellow-dog Democrat. Zen Democrat Nov 2012 #27

LOL!! I SO agree. The South doesn't talk about the Civil War. The South talks about being POOR! nolabear Nov 2012 #28

Agree marions ghost Nov 2012 #34

I've been saying that for years. Texasgal Nov 2012 #30

Growing up here in Texas kentauros Nov 2012 #44

Waving the bloody shirt... kiva Nov 2012 #31

It may be because the Civil War never really ended. zeemike Nov 2012 #33

The only Supreme Court Justice to vote against Jim Crow came from a slave holding family in Kentucky Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #59

True enough but it was not a north south thing. zeemike Nov 2012 #66

So you decided to fill this week's Civil War quota, eh? MadHound Nov 2012 #36

You have the audacity to use the word "bigotry" cordelia Nov 2012 #39

Do I think all Southerners are bigots, no MadHound Nov 2012 #42

I disagree. bvar22 Nov 2012 #49

I think you need to brush up on your history. MadHound Nov 2012 #54

The only place I find discussion on the Napoleonic Wars is at Arby's. LanternWaste Nov 2012 #37

We should put it aside and focus on more recent events like the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki slackmaster Nov 2012 #38

I am very sympathetic to your OP grantcart Nov 2012 #40

Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia? SQUEE Nov 2012 #63

Interesting OP. Could it possibly be about The Second Stone Nov 2012 #43

You should see the civil war miniature gaming sites. n/t RomneyLies Nov 2012 #48

The people who support flying the dixie flag are the same ones Pro-NRA Pro-Gun, the Ron Paul fans graham4anything Nov 2012 #51

Agree. Never met a person with a confederate flag worthy of friendship. Hoyt Nov 2012 #58

It seemed to me that rrneck Nov 2012 #52

I always enjoy tremendously the DU Civil War threads (and try to participate coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #53

I'd be all for moving those discussions to a "Civil War" forum. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #61

Nice post, Jefferson Davis. (just kidding)... madinmaryland Nov 2012 #62

Regionalism like racism lends power to the Republican Party; they thrive on divide and conquer. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #64

If you want to find resentments come to SC. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #65

Lived in the south for 20 years now. Never once heard it mentioned. B2G Nov 2012 #67