[dirtboy]

The spirit of the people who tarred and feathered tax collectors during the Whiskey Rebellion lives on in the man cooking meth in his kitchen, the family that violates local clean-yard ordinances by leaving cars jacked up on concrete blocks in front of their house, and the mechanic who breaks licensing and zoning rules by working in his backyard, while not declaring his cash income on tax forms.

Gotta love this kind of slime. Gee, I never knew that the Scots-Irish were behind the meth craze. Guess I need to pay more attention.

And we NEVER see cars jacked up on blocks anywhere but in front of Scots-Irish homes.

And no one eve cheats on his taxes, other than Scots-Irish.

[neverdem]

Gee, I never knew that the Scots-Irish were behind the meth craze.

Do you remember hearing about moonshine and Prohibition? Don't sweat the small stuff. Mood altering substances have been used for at least a few millenia by all ethnic groups.

[Born Conservative]

The spirit of the people who tarred and feathered tax collectors during the Whiskey Rebellion lives on

My Irish grandfather proudly carried on the tradition during Prohibition by mixing juniper with homemade grain alcohol to make gin. He wasn't Scots Irish that we know of, but his wife was...

[investigateworld]

Actually, the strong Christian belief of "Ye reap what ye sow" makes meth cooking a no-no for that culture.
What Webb left out was the Huguenot influence as the Refugees fled persecution on the Continent and went to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
But moon shining is an honorable profession to this day in Ireland and certain regions of the Southern USA.

[El Gato]

Gotta love this kind of slime. Gee, I never knew that the Scots-Irish were behind the meth craze. Guess I need to pay more attention.

Yeh you do. Remember, the author, Webb, is Scots-Irish himself. He's just saying there are pluses and minuses to the culture, just as with many others. I suspect he feels the pluses far outweigh the minuses.

[Sentis]

Just another Yankee that hates the South. I deal with this scum everyday and the real reason behind the hate is their absolute fear of Southerners.