Why is there so much hate for the south here?

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Anonymous wrote:Thinking that everyone in the south is a racist MAGA cult member is like other countries thinking everyone in the US is a racist MAGA cult member because Trump.

We're not.

Then stop electing racist MAGA cult members into office. It's really simple.

I didn't vote for them or Trump, just like you didn't and yet.

But I choose to live in an area where the majority of people don't vote for MAGA values. For a reason. You are willing to overlook it, which is fine, but don't be surprised if people judge you for it.

+1. This. Friend from Kentucky and she would never move back because her values don’t align.

It wasn’t like this before rise of Trump but Republicans continue to set a new low in ethics, morals, governing, etc….. The lies, the complicity, etc…

If your state votes for idiots, then don’t be surprised if people assume the people who live there are racist, ignorant, etc…..

I fully blame the rise of Trump and where the republican party is today, who stands for nothing and can’t do anything, on people that voted for them.

Does the bolded mean that I have to hate CA? (Gavin, Arnold and Ronald)?

And NY? (Rudy, Adam’s, etc.)

And IL? (Is Rod B still in jail?)

And MN? (Jesse the Body)

Where the heck am I supposed to live?

[Anonymous]

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If your state votes for idiots, then don’t be surprised if people assume the people who live there are racist, ignorant, etc…..

You are disgusting. Assuming derogatory characteristics based on group membership is the essence of racism.

Voting for MAGA is a choice.
Living with MAGA is a choice.

What a remarkable combination of privilege, obliviousness and foolishness.

Most people don’t have the means to move for any reason, much less bc they disagree with their state’s politics.

And the very best way to effect political change is for more Dem voters to move to MAGA areas. You’re not doing a lick of good in your MD/DC/NOVA echo chamber, and your vote is being wasted.

Want to make a difference? Move your sorry carcass to a purple state or a swing district in a red state. Engage with your community and make your vote count.

[Anonymous]

The amount of ignorance from the "maga haters" is staggering and counterproductive. When I read their posts I realize it's by people who think the entire south is like the deepest rural county in Alabama in 1955. While the South has a long and ugly history of it's own, let's not ignore the North wasn't exactly a welcoming hotbed of progressive diversity either.

Today's south is fine. It's growing. Most people have standard suburban lifestyles. More affordable than the coastal cities though that's changing in key southern markets. Schools are increasingly more reliable than places like CA. Rural areas have more in common with rural areas elsewhere in the north and Midwest than the big cities. Plenty of Hispanics across the South now. Florida is different, always has been.

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Anonymous wrote:The amount of ignorance from the "maga haters" is staggering and counterproductive. When I read their posts I realize it's by people who think the entire south is like the deepest rural county in Alabama in 1955. While the South has a long and ugly history of it's own, let's not ignore the North wasn't exactly a welcoming hotbed of progressive diversity either.

Today's south is fine. It's growing. Most people have standard suburban lifestyles. More affordable than the coastal cities though that's changing in key southern markets. Schools are increasingly more reliable than places like CA. Rural areas have more in common with rural areas elsewhere in the north and Midwest than the big cities. Plenty of Hispanics across the South now. Florida is different, always has been.

It's true. Not to mention the fact that they are falling into the same trap as someone from France who says they hate all Americans because we elected Trump. Which seems to me like painting with the broadest possible brush, and denying empathy to those who most need it.

Also, both NC and Georgia are purple and have been for as long as I've been alive.

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Anonymous wrote:If the south is racist like you all scream that is it over and over again, why would the majority of African Americans live in the south? It doesn't make logical sense.

Because that’s where the majority of African slaves were used on plantations.

There was the great migration of black Americans to the north (they were fleeing Jim Crow laws) but not everyone could make the journey north and west. Educate yourself.

Exactly where north did they flee? I'll wait...

Pick up a history book or just google The Great Migration. There’s tons of literature and documentaries about the exodus of Black Americans to northern cities after slavery ended. It got to the point where the Southern states would block people from heading North by removing them from trims and boats heading north.

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How does the PP not know this?

MAGA wants to white wash our history by removing topics like the Great Migration from schools.

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You can always tell who's was educated in the south.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think bad things about the south. Southern hospitality and all that. They will help strangers out thats been my experience. Never seen any racism either. Just honest nice people.

are you white?

Also, most of the south is too Evangelical for me, and I say that as a Christian.

what does Evangelical mean?

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Anonymous wrote:Cuz they're all a bunch of racist, redneck dipshits.

Have you ever been to Boston?

What's wrong with Boston? Are you saying it's racist?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thinking that everyone in the south is a racist MAGA cult member is like other countries thinking everyone in the US is a racist MAGA cult member because Trump.

We're not.

Then stop electing racist MAGA cult members into office. It's really simple.

I didn't vote for them or Trump, just like you didn't and yet.

But I choose to live in an area where the majority of people don't vote for MAGA values. For a reason. You are willing to overlook it, which is fine, but don't be surprised if people judge you for it.

+1. This. Friend from Kentucky and she would never move back because her values don’t align.

It wasn’t like this before rise of Trump but Republicans continue to set a new low in ethics, morals, governing, etc….. The lies, the complicity, etc…

If your state votes for idiots, then don’t be surprised if people assume the people who live there are racist, ignorant, etc…..

I fully blame the rise of Trump and where the republican party is today, who stands for nothing and can’t do anything, on people that voted for them.

Does the bolded mean that I have to hate CA? (Gavin, Arnold and Ronald)?

And NY? (Rudy, Adam’s, etc.)

And IL? (Is Rod B still in jail?)

And MN? (Jesse the Body)

Where the heck am I supposed to live?

Funny how the people on this website tell you not to go to any of these places, DC is the mecca, the one and only. Everywhere else is "racist" yet no one wants to say that HELLO VA IS THE SOUTH, City of Alexandria was a HUGE slave trade port. You all sound like hypocrites. Everywhere but DC and VA is racist. Come on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If your state votes for idiots, then don’t be surprised if people assume the people who live there are racist, ignorant, etc…..

You are disgusting. Assuming derogatory characteristics based on group membership is the essence of racism.

Voting for MAGA is a choice.
Living with MAGA is a choice.

Are you not, yourself, "living with MAGA"? Why not move out of the US if that's your standard?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cuz they're all a bunch of racist, redneck dipshits.

Have you ever been to Boston?

What's wrong with Boston? Are you saying it's racist?

LOL - saying this as a VERY liberal mid-atlantic person for life. You need to look up some history/get out more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If your state votes for idiots, then don’t be surprised if people assume the people who live there are racist, ignorant, etc…..

You are disgusting. Assuming derogatory characteristics based on group membership is the essence of racism.

Voting for MAGA is a choice.
Living with MAGA is a choice.

What a remarkable combination of privilege, obliviousness and foolishness.

Most people don’t have the means to move for any reason, much less bc they disagree with their state’s politics.

And the very best way to effect political change is for more Dem voters to move to MAGA areas. You’re not doing a lick of good in your MD/DC/NOVA echo chamber, and your vote is being wasted.

Want to make a difference? Move your sorry carcass to a purple state or a swing district in a red state. Engage with your community and make your vote count.

F u c k n o

I'd rather die than live with MAGA trash.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If your state votes for idiots, then don’t be surprised if people assume the people who live there are racist, ignorant, etc…..

You are disgusting. Assuming derogatory characteristics based on group membership is the essence of racism.

Voting for MAGA is a choice.
Living with MAGA is a choice.

Are you not, yourself, "living with MAGA"? Why not move out of the US if that's your standard?

No, I do not interact with MAGA trash on a daily basis. My town voted <20% Trump and very few live in my neighborhood. Cut out MAGA friends and family long ago.

Life is better without the a-holes and lies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing it gets the racism and the the stain that can never be washed off from the Jim Crow era, but I don’t know.

Maybe it’s the bombing of all successful black neighborhoods, or turning them into lakes or using eminent domain to run the roads right through their communities.

I don't get the people saying the south is racist. Most African Americans in the us, well the majority of them live in the south. They would not continue to live somewhere they felt treated badly. It just doesn't make sense. How is the south racist?

Completely false. Many can't afford to leave. Also, if you never understand what real agency is, you become accustomed to the way you are treated. It's not until you leave that you realize that you were not empowered. I'm black. I've lived in the South 2x - Atlanta and Charlotte. I have NO desire to live in the South again ever. I find that black people in the South are not empowered like they are in the DMV. They don't have power or agency. They may have a great job but they are grateful instead of understanding that they are in the job because they are good at what they do. There's also a lot more opportunity here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing it gets the racism and the the stain that can never be washed off from the Jim Crow era, but I don’t know.

Maybe it’s the bombing of all successful black neighborhoods, or turning them into lakes or using eminent domain to run the roads right through their communities.

I don't get the people saying the south is racist. Most African Americans in the us, well the majority of them live in the south. They would not continue to live somewhere they felt treated badly. It just doesn't make sense. How is the south racist?

Completely false. Many can't afford to leave. Also, if you never understand what real agency is, you become accustomed to the way you are treated. It's not until you leave that you realize that you were not empowered. I'm black. I've lived in the South 2x - Atlanta and Charlotte. I have NO desire to live in the South again ever. I find that black people in the South are not empowered like they are in the DMV. They don't have power or agency. They may have a great job but they are grateful instead of understanding that they are in the job because they are good at what they do. There's also a lot more opportunity here.

A lot of purported black “power or agency” in the DC area comes from federal employment and there’s no group that’s been more adverse affected by the federal cutbacks than black women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The amount of ignorance from the "maga haters" is staggering and counterproductive. When I read their posts I realize it's by people who think the entire south is like the deepest rural county in Alabama in 1955. While the South has a long and ugly history of it's own, let's not ignore the North wasn't exactly a welcoming hotbed of progressive diversity either.

Today's south is fine. It's growing. Most people have standard suburban lifestyles. More affordable than the coastal cities though that's changing in key southern markets. Schools are increasingly more reliable than places like CA. Rural areas have more in common with rural areas elsewhere in the north and Midwest than the big cities. Plenty of Hispanics across the South now. Florida is different, always has been.

It depends on how you are. If you are black, queer or latino, the south isn't feeling so great.