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Drew, I take it you find deep racism in the deep south today. I'm from the mid-west (border state end), saw some racism as a child, but I've been in Europe and mainly California for the past 20 years,,,,some Chicago. and find almost no racism. particularly in CA, where there is so much mixed blood. is the deep south deeply racist based on what you see, even today?

by wchurchill on Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 at 01:47:15 AM EST
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Deeply racist? No. Most people I've met in the South are perfectly capable of living well enough with people of other races. But the areas I've lived in have both been a mixture of economic liberalism and social libertarianism.

It's, of course, going to depend on where you visit. But, in my experience, you can find ignorant people anywhere. If it's not racism, it's xenophobia, or anti-intellectualism, or simply general anti-"Frenchie-ness". I don't think the region is deeply racist. Are there tensions? No doubt about it. But it's not nearly as much of an issue today as it was back in the mid-20th Century.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 at 10:56:45 AM EST
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