How slavery continues to shape Southern politics

Facing South Blog ^ | September 23, 2013 | Sue Sturgis

[Venturer]

I judge each man as they come to me.

But I am not blind to the racism of the black race.

One would have to be totally stupid not to see what is going on, the murder in big cities, the knock out game, the movies made by black actors, the CBC and many other activities blacks carryout.

Blacks call whites racist, but whites are not near as racist and certainly not as violently racist as blacks.

[jaydee770]

I grew up in the segregated south in the 60’s.

As kids, we didn’t know anything about race — we just all showed up at the little league fields on weekends, chose up sides and played. Black and white didn’t matter.

Nowadays, if you look at the elected officials and staff in city & county government, it is all about 80%+ black.

So according to these pointy-headed researchers, if slavery based racism continues to this day, then it’s the blacks in local govt discriminating against other blacks??!!

I don’t think they know what they are writing about. I believe they entered the project with a pre-conceived notion and conducted their research to bolster it accordingly.

[smilebig1]

Racism comes in all colors and nationalities. I was raised to make judgments on a person by person basis. As a Navy brat who lived overseas, I encountered a diverse group of kids (American school with diplomat children from all over the world) and there was no drama outside of usual kid behavior. The only way to combat racism or any hate is to educate yourself. Jesus Christ took it upon himself (just saying). My belief is that dependency on Government creates shackles. Imaged by people with both hands out, palms up a.k.a slavery.

[wardaddy]

Typical neoyankee agitprop

Southern whites vote like they do for several reasons for

More Christian believers

More socially conservative second and third son originating culture

And since they have always lived with large numbers of blacks they know what that means

Unlike those who do not but love to lecture us about how to deal with huge black population concentrations

[JSDude1]

I’d take a truly Christian black man or woman as a friend, over s secular/liberal white man/woman.

Of course I don’t care what race a person is.

[driftless2]

Well there’s no doubt about it...if you oppose preferential i.e unconstitutional treatment for selected groups of Americans, you’re just a nasty racist. Probably an ex-slave owner too. (snicker)