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34. I lived in the southeast for the first 28 years of my life...

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Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:16 AM

Oct 2013

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People who act like it's got the monopoly on racism are not interested in truth.

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Bashing the South [View all] CreekDog Oct 2013 OP

I hope this is not taken out of context. Hutzpa Oct 2013 #1

I am tired of the South as Victims treestar Oct 2013 #2

I agree... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #3

Once again you take your own personal anecdotes and cordelia Oct 2013 #39

Maybe it's a Mobile thing. Mariana Oct 2013 #83

"It's been my experience" Scootaloo Oct 2013 #89

But isn't that what they (the south) complain about minorities..."victimhood?" nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #45

And I'm tired of people misrepresenting MLK.Jr's legacy to absolve non-Southern whites of racism... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #10

MLKs white moderate is not today's white moderate. joshcryer Oct 2013 #12

And, the south today is not the same Sissyk Oct 2013 #59

Dr. King nor I absolved white racists outside the south CreekDog Oct 2013 #18

Non-southerners are often racist. treestar Oct 2013 #61

Yeah, we have "two" many teabaggers, but cordelia Oct 2013 #40

Why is it "hateful?" treestar Oct 2013 #63

Except that we HAVE been asking "help me turn this state blue" kentauros Oct 2013 #43

No, I do see posts very hopeful about turning states blue treestar Oct 2013 #64

Yes, I see the supportive ones, too. kentauros Oct 2013 #65

I know the liberals are in the cities treestar Oct 2013 #66

Any bashing of any whole region bashes all that reside in that region. kentauros Oct 2013 #69

Nice start MFrohike Oct 2013 #4

You could substitute America for Mississippi BainsBane Oct 2013 #5

well, you can correct Martin Luther King, Jr. if you'd like CreekDog Oct 2013 #6

You selectively quote from MLK, Jr. to single out Southern racism... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #9

Thanks very much for the context and link. freshwest Oct 2013 #11

+100. Busted!!! Truth trumps bullshit yet again. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #14

it's not busted to quote Martin Luther King, Jr. in long form or short form CreekDog Oct 2013 #19

Busted. cordelia Oct 2013 #41

not busted at all. but if you'd like me to lie or conceal this history and these quotes CreekDog Oct 2013 #74

i don't disagree with the idea that King fought more than racism and more than racism in the South CreekDog Oct 2013 #17

Historically JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #32

Thank you! nt raccoon Oct 2013 #33

Thank you very much for your time and effort in putting this cordelia Oct 2013 #35

You're accusing MLK of hating the South? CreekDog Oct 2013 #75

Thanks for this. pecwae Oct 2013 #48

If King were an American flag, you'd be wrapped up in it. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #55

If King were a gun, you'd venerate it CreekDog Oct 2013 #76

Not even a "nice try." Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #85

+100000 YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #8

there's no washing of hands of racism here from me CreekDog Oct 2013 #21

+100. n/t Skip Intro Oct 2013 #13

Obama won 10 and 15 percent of the White Voters in Mississippi and Alabama JI7 Oct 2013 #7

Were these states moved to the South? Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #15

the 10 and 15 is based on the white population of those states JI7 Oct 2013 #16

But the white population is different in those states. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #20

don't you think there is a difference with 10-15 percent vote v 45-48 or even 30 percent ? JI7 Oct 2013 #23

The percentages do matter. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #25

in california there are areas which are some of the most bigoted in the country JI7 Oct 2013 #26

And some of that, most perhaps, has nothing to do with bigotry. Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #27

Thanks, BTA. Great post! LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #29

Thank you for yet another great post. n/t cordelia Oct 2013 #36

Thank you. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #80

MLK Jr was head of the Southern Leadership Conference. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #22

You have to get over your offense here in order to understand a few things CreekDog Oct 2013 #24

You have to get over yourself and understand a few things. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #28

then we don't disagree, but then why did you take me on in the thread as you did? CreekDog Oct 2013 #30

Institutional and legal racism existed in other parts of the country during MLK's life, bluestate10 Oct 2013 #42

where did I say such racism didn't exist outside the South? CreekDog Oct 2013 #77

Where did I write that you said racism existed only in the South. bluestate10 Oct 2013 #87

You are transparent. You want an "unreconstructed" license to hate and disparage. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #54

Please show where I posted any hate of the South CreekDog Oct 2013 #73

We know the history. What is your point? nt Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #86

you said i posted hate towards the South, when asked you can't quote any hate from me CreekDog Oct 2013 #94

Same ol' Creekdog. You're part of the prob. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #95

I don't remember anyone but southerners chasing Blacks out of restaurants with guns and axe handles Hoyt Oct 2013 #31

We do remember those times from the 1960s. And earlier. cordelia Oct 2013 #37

Sorry could not help laughing my rear off. You are kidding? Hoyt Oct 2013 #44

Arkansas, at least, is expanding Medicaid Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #58

Glad you got a good laugh. I did, too. At you. cordelia Oct 2013 #62

Glad you think so. I ain't cheering right now. Hoyt Oct 2013 #68

Only a fool would deny that racism in the South was once corrosive. But, only a fool would claim bluestate10 Oct 2013 #46

I may be a fool, but I know most of sons/daughters of bigots I grew up with haven't changed, Hoyt Oct 2013 #56

You're right on your post, in particular the last part. bluestate10 Oct 2013 #88

My native grandma was JFK liberal. Texasgal Oct 2013 #92

I lived in the southeast for the first 28 years of my life... TroglodyteScholar Oct 2013 #34

Exactly. pecwae Oct 2013 #49

Sometimes it happens only after a long struggle with setbacks, but good always win out over evil. bluestate10 Oct 2013 #38

There is a HUGE difference between talking about one's problems kentauros Oct 2013 #47

It's so much easier, though. pecwae Oct 2013 #51

I had to smile at your description of "approved" areas :) kentauros Oct 2013 #53

Of course you do understand that 29 States allow legal discrimination Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #70

First off, don't assume. kentauros Oct 2013 #72

Try again Glitterati Oct 2013 #50

Broad-brushing is a breathtakingly selective way of "telling the truth." Orsino Oct 2013 #52

All prejudice has "truth" behind it. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #57

Oh? What about prejudice towards African Americans? CreekDog Oct 2013 #79

Yeah. Same truth about white -Americans. Wanna hear it, or wanna alert? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #84

In the all-day, everyday expressions of prejudice against these people or that, Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #98

Air-quoted truth is for that other site. n/t Orsino Oct 2013 #97

Whatever that is. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #99

That's not the kind of bashing that's being criticized elsewhere Shampoyeto Oct 2013 #60

I don't accept non apoligies. rrneck Oct 2013 #67

try what again? i didn't apologize. CreekDog Oct 2013 #78

You apologized to people who disagree with you rrneck Oct 2013 #81

Fine.Great.We suck.We are beneath you.We are horrible human beings.Our ancestors were disgusting. nolabear Oct 2013 #71

I don't live there stillcool Oct 2013 #82

Not true in my opinion. Texasgal Oct 2013 #91

Funny, the only place Texasgal Oct 2013 #90

See, say what you like about Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #93

Southerners bash themselves........ rdharma Oct 2013 #96

Nobody on DU is "bashing" the South. baldguy Oct 2013 #100

Yes they are. cordelia Oct 2013 #101

Southern conservatives represent the greatest threat America's security & prosperity in 100 yrs. baldguy Oct 2013 #102

Those quotes are welcome eloquent confrontations of southern racism. aikoaiko Oct 2013 #103

Born and raised in the south! abelenkpe Oct 2013 #104