Why is there so much hate for the south here?

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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.

F u c k n o

I'd rather die than live with MAGA trash.

You need to get out more.

I despise Trump, but I regularly interact with multiple Trump voters, including several who are BIPOC.

Nice people. Disagree politically. Makes for interesting lunch conversation.

Far preferable to dying. But you should feel free to do you.

wonder how the bipoc maga feel about Trump's recent picture of the Obamas.

I get to ask them next week. That’s the fun of interacting with people on the other side of the fence.

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That's what I came here to say. White southerners are too far often nice to your face and then as racist as Paula Deen behind your back. Thanks to people like them we have this lunatic in the White House.

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Maga maga maga maga stupid stupid stupid racist dumb answer OP

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Anonymous wrote:That's what I came here to say. White southerners are too far often nice to your face and then as racist as Paula Deen behind your back. Thanks to people like them we have this lunatic in the White House.

To be fair they hate “Yankees” even more.

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Anonymous wrote:MD and Virginia are in the south, both geographically and culturally. Not sure how most of you aren’t aware you already live in the south if you’re in MD, DC, or VA : )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States

Only actual racists in those states (which apparently also includes Delaware, above the mason dixon) consider themselves "the south"

Sure, there is historical context, but even Cecil County (whee I lived for my first 13 years) didn't hold tight to its "southern" roots. There were still racists there, (including idiot KKK guy) but they were already more Philly suburb than being southern when I lived there.

And most people in DE live in Northern DE, which is very Philly/Jersey and of course contains UD. Slower DE is rural, sure. But I have never ever heard DE referred to as "southern" in the modern era.

I now live in NoVA, which doesn't feel "southern" at all! Yes, I am well aware of the history. The battlefields and historic markers are there, I know. But NoVA current culture has nothing in common with the rest of "the south"

Again, not arguing about the historical reasoning. Just that the current dynamics are so very different. The divides in the states are between urban and rural, and obviously the urban numbers win out.

US Census classifies VA, DC, and MD as the south (“southern region” to be exact). So it’s not exactly a historical take - you objectively live in the south.

Does it? Not the MidAtlantic region? Interesting. Either way, as a Black person who came here from farther down South, DC itself isn't very Southern, to me, but 20 mins outside either way very much does.

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Ignorance and prejudice.

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Anonymous wrote:That's what I came here to say. White southerners are too far often nice to your face and then as racist as Paula Deen behind your back. Thanks to people like them we have this lunatic in the White House.

To be fair they hate “Yankees” even more.

And yet they elected Trump, who could not possibly embody negative stereotypes of Yankees more.

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Anonymous wrote:That's what I came here to say. White southerners are too far often nice to your face and then as racist as Paula Deen behind your back. Thanks to people like them we have this lunatic in the White House.

To be fair they hate “Yankees” even more.

And yet they elected Trump, who could not possibly embody negative stereotypes of Yankees more.

They also think he's a Christian who is looking out for their interests.

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I have southern folks in my neighborhood. They were originally from Alabama. Sweet and nice UNTIL they aren't. During COVID, they would make snide comments and tell other kids not to play with my kid because we went to Kenya. Last week while shoveling off snowcrete and getting my car unstuck in my HOA community parking, they came out and yelled because I put snowcrete on the road. First question, where did all this snow come from. Second question, you are going to clean it up right! This epitomes the SOUTH for you. They act all nice until they get in your business and treat you like sub-human. SCREW THE SOUTH!

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Anonymous wrote:We have plenty of African American business owners in the south who make bank.

And Obama was President but that doesn't mean black people are now equal and have the same opportunities. Of course there are wealthy black people in the South but it is a tiny percentage.