You do know that the Dixiecrats split away from the Democratic party back in 1948? They felt that the democrats party as a whole gave too much support to the civil rights movement and that their southern way of life was in trouble. Now ask yourself, where are these Dixiecrats now? They carried Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina. But after the Civil Rights bill was signed, Those states went from blue states to deep red.
Hmmm, now where are they today :unsure13:
Republicans are calling on Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu to apologize after she suggested Thursday that President Obama's deep unpopularity in the South is partly tied to race.
Read more here: Sen. Landrieu's remarks on race anger Republicans
Anyone in the GOP who doesn't recognize the fact that the GOP has close to zero support from Blacks in the USA Is out of touch with reality
Does anyone have any idea why so few Blacks support the GOP/
"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP
Why [does President] Obama has such low approval ratings in Louisiana?
1. The president's energy policies are deeply disliked by residents of the oil and gas-rich state.
2. (I'll be very, very honest with you.) The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. It's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader."
Show me a country where racism doesn't exist. As for racism in the US, it exists, will likely always exist in the minds and actions of some, but this is not 1954, it is 2014. Liberals try to pretend that there is no significant difference between those two years. But they know there is. They just cant let blacks know there is. The only way liberals can keep blacks on the liberal plantation is to keep them believing that it is racism that holds them back and only liberals can save them. The truth is quite the opposite, however. Liberals keep them down, and only liberty can save them. The day blacks come to realize that is the last day democrats run anything in this country.Racism in the USA will not disappear anytime soon.
It's too deep-rooted.
Some people in the GOP can't deal with the truth. But in the future the truth will deal with the GOP.
'What goes around, comes around." No one can stop time, and/or change.
I live in the south... Last year for college I roomed with 5 people from middle of nowhere GA... never met them before. They put a Confederate flag in our living room, a bobcat fur figure in the corner.... and one of my roommates was black, who was from the same area as the five dudes...Oh for crying out loud !!!!
What does that have to do with what she said ???
"The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans."
Is this statement TRUE or FALSE. Very simple
Of course she knows that. Republicans must be having a hard time keeping a straight face today being angry about racism since their boy Lee Atwater started using the "N" word in the South in the 1950s. I'd suggest if you want to enjoy the next 4 days, keep to yer own folks .You do know that the Dixiecrats split away from the Democratic party back in 1948? They felt that the democrats party as a whole gave too much support to the civil rights movement and that their southern way of life was in trouble. Now ask yourself, where are these Dixiecrats now? They carried Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina. But after the Civil Rights bill was signed, Those states went from blue states to deep red.
Hmmm, now where are they today :unsure13:
Oh so black people are more succeptable to brainwashing according to you, got it. Yea that sounds SOO much better :roll:
You just keep on digging your hole there. :lamo
She also said she was a victim of sexism.
And you keep in your little liberal bubble where you can speak in platitudes and never have to actually talk to a real black person.
At least we treat them with respect and as people. Your side uses them as pawns in a political game only.
And you keep in your little liberal bubble where you can speak in platitudes and never have to actually talk to a real black person.
At least we treat them with respect and as people. Your side uses them as pawns in a political game only.
I live in the south... Last year for college I roomed with 5 people from middle of nowhere GA... never met them before. They put a Confederate flag in our living room, a bobcat fur figure in the corner.... and one of my roommates was black, who was from the same area as the five dudes...
They were all as southern redneck as you could get, house was decked with guns, weed, cocaine... Here I am just a suburb kid from Atlanta.
The point is.... They were the least racist people out there, the black roommate was best friends with one other, and we had large groups of people both white and black come in very often. They didn't hang out with any Asians or Latinos though.
Racism is a joke to them... no one takes it seriously, it's not something that was actually there. It's really down to earth. That group of people was WAAAAAYYYY too intense for me, but it was an interesting window.
The only places where you'll see racism is random old families that have been sheltered since the civil war.... and since the've been sheltered, you won't be seeing them around very much.
I've noticed a lot of times people are quick to jump the conclusions... Like I remember one day I was at a bar my sophomore year at a different college. This bouncer threw and punched this scrawny black guy out of this dance club.... my best friend (( who is Black, and yes, I've slept over his parents house before, and he IS the best friend I have)) Instantly disapproved what was going on, he assumed that the violence against the black was happening because he was black and the big bouncer white dude wanted to execute his anger on the gangsta dude.
But in reality... we had no idea what had happened before what caused this reaction, we had no idea of the issue that was going on.... but it was already assumed by someone who was black(my friend) that that was what was going on.
At the time I didn't say or do anything but say, "we don't know what's going on man" and we moved along to try to get into the club.
In ALL my time living in the South, 23 years... I have only encountered 1.... only ONE racist family.... and that was my ex-girlfriend of four years' family. They were from middle of nowhere Florida, had a large traditional family that was very sheltered for any kind of multiculturalism... and the younger generations of the family were drastically less racist, going on down.... and my Gf was not.
Although my family is not Southern, growing up here I've learned a lot about Southern culture... and they are people who believe in hard work and tough love. The Farming culture stems from the early philosophies of Thomas Jefferson, with strong independent responsibility, self-sustaining people. If you are not self-sustaining, not responsible, not hard-working, not tough.... this goes directly against a lot of core southern values.
Southerners are also realist... they don't care about hurting your feelings on issues... they will call out the elephant in the room. They are very aware of the slickness of political manipulation.
I really like the south and it's people and culture... I do not consider myself one, because I was raised in rich suburbs of Atlanta from a family that moved down from the north.
I have seen racism... The most racism I have seen actually is from Asians...The Asian cultures are of the most racist in my experience.... and the African American community would be second. It's the whole thing of "I don't feel comfortable unless I'm in a group of my own kind"....
That's the worst attitude.... EVER....I've been to dozens of parties where I was the only White guy... sure it can be weird at first, but I just embraced it and had fun and made friends.
The last year of college I had, I hung out with Indian people the most... I feel like I have a really unique perspective on this issue.
When you're paranoid about racism.... you'll magically start seeing it everywhere, even where it's not. The south is down to earth, and no more or less racist than any other place if we are talking about the mainstream people you'll be interacting with. The KKK didn't start in the south either.
I live in the south... Last year for college I roomed with 5 people from middle of nowhere GA... never met them before. They put a Confederate flag in our living room, a bobcat fur figure in the corner.... and one of my roommates was black, who was from the same area as the five dudes...
They were all as southern redneck as you could get, house was decked with guns, weed, cocaine... Here I am just a suburb kid from Atlanta.
The point is.... They were the least racist people out there, the black roommate was best friends with one other, and we had large groups of people both white and black come in very often. They didn't hang out with any Asians or Latinos though.
Racism is a joke to them... no one takes it seriously, it's not something that was actually there. It's really down to earth. That group of people was WAAAAAYYYY too intense for me, but it was an interesting window.
The only places where you'll see racism is random old families that have been sheltered since the civil war.... and since the've been sheltered, you won't be seeing them around very much.
I've noticed a lot of times people are quick to jump the conclusions... Like I remember one day I was at a bar my sophomore year at a different college. This bouncer threw and punched this scrawny black guy out of this dance club.... my best friend (( who is Black, and yes, I've slept over his parents house before, and he IS the best friend I have)) Instantly disapproved what was going on, he assumed that the violence against the black was happening because he was black and the big bouncer white dude wanted to execute his anger on the gangsta dude.
But in reality... we had no idea what had happened before what caused this reaction, we had no idea of the issue that was going on.... but it was already assumed by someone who was black(my friend) that that was what was going on.
At the time I didn't say or do anything but say, "we don't know what's going on man" and we moved along to try to get into the club.
In ALL my time living in the South, 23 years... I have only encountered 1.... only ONE racist family.... and that was my ex-girlfriend of four years' family. They were from middle of nowhere Florida, had a large traditional family that was very sheltered for any kind of multiculturalism... and the younger generations of the family were drastically less racist, going on down.... and my Gf was not.
Although my family is not Southern, growing up here I've learned a lot about Southern culture... and they are people who believe in hard work and tough love. The Farming culture stems from the early philosophies of Thomas Jefferson, with strong independent responsibility, self-sustaining people. If you are not self-sustaining, not responsible, not hard-working, not tough.... this goes directly against a lot of core southern values.
Southerners are also realist... they don't care about hurting your feelings on issues... they will call out the elephant in the room. They are very aware of the slickness of political manipulation.
I really like the south and it's people and culture... I do not consider myself one, because I was raised in rich suburbs of Atlanta from a family that moved down from the north.
I have seen racism... The most racism I have seen actually is from Asians...The Asian cultures are of the most racist in my experience.... and the African American community would be second. It's the whole thing of "I don't feel comfortable unless I'm in a group of my own kind"....
That's the worst attitude.... EVER....I've been to dozens of parties where I was the only White guy... sure it can be weird at first, but I just embraced it and had fun and made friends.
The last year of college I had, I hung out with Indian people the most... I feel like I have a really unique perspective on this issue.
When you're paranoid about racism.... you'll magically start seeing it everywhere, even where it's not. The south is down to earth, and no more or less racist than any other place if we are talking about the mainstream people you'll be interacting with. The KKK didn't start in the south either.
This might honestly be the most shameful playing of the race card that I've ever seen and that's saying something.
Mary is desperate. And desperation in politics is ugly.Republicans are calling on Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu to apologize after she suggested Thursday that President Obama's deep unpopularity in the South is partly tied to race.
Read more here: Sen. Landrieu's remarks on race anger Republicans
I know this one!Does anyone have any idea why so few Blacks support the GOP
You're playing the race card with this comment.
There may still be some racism in the South, but nowhere near what Landrieu is piddling about.
What's Bobby Jindal's skin color?
Hint: It ain't White.
Republicans are calling on Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu to apologize after she suggested Thursday that President Obama's deep unpopularity in the South is partly tied to race.
Read more here: Sen. Landrieu's remarks on race anger Republicans
Anyone in the GOP who doesn't recognize the fact that the GOP has close to zero support from Blacks in the USA Is out of touch with reality
Does anyone have any idea why so few Blacks support the GOP/
"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP
He's not white. Kathy Blanco isn't an old white guy. Mary Landrieau is a 3 term incumbant and she isn't an old white guy.
What has the democratic party done for black people? What good is it to them to vote democrat? I just don't get it.
Some people in the GOP can't deal with the truth. But in the future the truth will deal with the GOP.
'What goes around, comes around." No one can stop time, and/or change.
Mary is desperate. And desperation in politics is ugly.
Run the race/sex card up the flag pole and see who salutes it! Well guess what Mary? I don't know about the Sex card, but the race card doesn't have the power it used to have.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?