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OldBaldy1701E

(11,447 posts)
17. As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?"
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:59 PM
Wednesday

One nice thing about being rural is there is no one other than the locals there to see just how racist some people are.

And, when most of the town of 500 agrees with them...

(You may have guessed that even Warp Factor 20 could not get me away from there fast enough, once I was able to do so.)



The sad fact is that racism is just as alive and well as it was at the turn of the last century. It was not able to be as overt after the eighties, but it was still there and no one dared to question it, unless they had another place to live before they asked.

And, the unfortunate truth is that once I did start traveling around, I leaned that it was still just as pervasive as it always was. Some places were much less so, but it was still everywhere.

A shock. Not at all. On the contrary. I've been WARNING about it for at least a DECADE now. B.See Wednesday #1
True malaise Wednesday #2
Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd. SouthBayDem Wednesday #29
This started with the Rehnquist 5's Bush vs Gore ruling DemocracyForever 13 hrs ago #59
Oh! Idk That detail! I was angry in general about it - did they call that "The Brooks Brothers riot"? electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #83
My theory is If Obama had -only- one term.... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #82
It's been building particularly since drumphf frst insulted Candidate Obama with the birth certificate lies... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #81
Not hard to process at all misanthrope Wednesday #3
Scary malaise Wednesday #4
Yep Solly Mack Wednesday #6
Same here Stuckinthebush Wednesday #8
They did before misanthrope Wednesday #10
Yep Stuckinthebush Wednesday #11
Was in Alabama just after Trump took office in mobile airport JT45242 17 hrs ago #35
The most ironic aspect of your story misanthrope 13 hrs ago #52
1990's! I guess I'm not totally suprised, being it was so inculcated electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #87
Yep, little bars where you had to ring and then be buzzed in misanthrope 3 hrs ago #103
The White Way social club... 🙄😑 electric_blue68 29 min ago #105
I also grew up in the rural south BeneteauBum Wednesday #12
Nice story. Sometimes it takes just one real encounter to understand that we are all one, all the same. erronis Wednesday #19
Nice malaise 19 hrs ago #32
A heartening story! In the 70's I remember I had a pen pal in Geogia... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #89
How The South Won The Civil War Sequoia 11 hrs ago #67
I learned somewhat about that through the internet.... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #84
I'm a Northern white woman, and I've countered [luckily infrequently] things other white people have said to me.... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #86
I grew up in a small town in Michigan JBTaurus83 Wednesday #5
White people talking to white people Johonny 16 hrs ago #40
It's a major reason... Bastard "gave permission" to all this crap! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #90
I was thrilled by the election of President Obama, believing it to be... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #7
+1. I'm afraid Obama was a rare anomaly. dalton99a Wednesday #16
The fact that we had a Black president drove the racists crazy. wnylib Wednesday #28
I think it was evolving some, BUT that made the racists more entrenched, and vicious... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #91
Never left! Floyd R. Turbo Wednesday #9
True dat. This explains the history of modern American racism. We've gone back to the future. Marcuse 12 hrs ago #66
I knew as a child, when i first heard the words "all men are created equal", that the shit was going to hit the fan one Solomon Wednesday #13
I wonder how other countries have evolved past this. Or have they? erronis Wednesday #21
They have not. malthaussen 14 hrs ago #45
I just never understood why they think racism is advantageous. Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #38
I never understand how people do not get the simple concept that hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #41
There are stupid people and brilliant people from every race malaise 13 hrs ago #58
I was never fooled that we were "past it", when Obama was elected. electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #92
A lot of racists in this country KT2000 Wednesday #14
They think everyone is like them. They're not, thank God. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #50
I am not at all surprised AverageOldGuy Wednesday #15
Helluva post already! I got a great taste of southern living from this erronis Wednesday #22
That "taste" misanthrope 13 hrs ago #53
Freaking wow malaise 17 hrs ago #39
Thank you Keepthesoulalive 13 hrs ago #63
Hooo, I'll bet. Clicked on the article will read. Glad some of your famimy has some good sense! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #93
As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?" OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #17
MAGA like 1850!!! moondust Wednesday #18
Generally speaking, most Republicans are "Surface People". chouchou Wednesday #20
It is mind boggling how these Kluxers are reimposing Jim Crow. My God. PatrickforB Wednesday #23
More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing... pat_k Wednesday #24
I would shorten your term to just Republicans. love_katz 10 hrs ago #75
Something I posted elsewhere applies here (corrected link) pat_k 10 hrs ago #78
I don't agree. love_katz 4 hrs ago #96
I would partly disagree...least for back in the late '60's, early '70's electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #94
Not surprising at all RetiredParatrooper Wednesday #25
I live in ruby red Florida mcar Wednesday #26
I live in Purple Florida PCB66 18 hrs ago #33
When sports in America starts being effected we will see some change. BradBo Wednesday #27
Not a shock. The racism never left. Like cockroaches, they hide in the shadows awaiting the dark Scalded Nun Wednesday #30
Seems not too long ago comments like this would get a rash of shit from southerners claiming the north is just as racist Hassin Bin Sober Wednesday #31
Wow! malaise 18 hrs ago #34
That should be an OP on its own. Passages 16 hrs ago #42
Sheeeet! (And Sheets!) Self satisfied flaming racists! electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #100
JFK tried. Kid Berwyn 17 hrs ago #36
Thanks for this my friend malaise 17 hrs ago #37
A lot here I didn't know. Thank you Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #51
Rec'd MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #62
Never knew this, thanks for posting. Sequoia 11 hrs ago #73
Milteer?! KB, I remember reading about Agent Bolden here on DU... electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #97
A shock, but not an unexpected one. malthaussen 15 hrs ago #43
Sheathing for eight years with a black president their brains filled with putrid puss. Hope22 14 hrs ago #44
I have family members by marriage who voted for him. Baitball Blogger 14 hrs ago #46
Not if you voted for it, which Trmp's supporters most certainly did. eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #47
The racism in the U.S. is deep and wide PJMcK 14 hrs ago #48
I'm so damn sick of racism. It's STUPID. We are all humans. WTF? Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #49
America has a deeply racist history that gets swept under the rug dlk 13 hrs ago #54
This IS what they voted for. underpants 13 hrs ago #55
They want their slaves back awful bad. Aristus 13 hrs ago #56
Here's the rub misanthrope 12 hrs ago #65
But as long as slavery existed, those dipshits wouldn't be on the lowest rung of the socio-economical ladder. Aristus 11 hrs ago #69
I would say it was like today's poor Americans who take the side of the wealthy misanthrope 11 hrs ago #70
Their racism & misogyny has been barely hidden CousinIT 13 hrs ago #57
It. Is right here on DU Keepthesoulalive 13 hrs ago #60
Living in a blue bubble as I do, it's always a bit shocking to see or read about Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #61
Roberts and the five of the other justices have been paving the way for this for a while LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #64
Nailed it malaise 9 hrs ago #79
Woah - terribly fierce, and true cartoons :( electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #98
I grew up in a lumber town in California with no black residents. pfitz59 11 hrs ago #68
Unbelievable malaise 11 hrs ago #72
Red-lining does exist in NYC, but less so. Has been fought against in the past several decades electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #99
K&R red dog 1 11 hrs ago #71
Tribalism and exclusivity. Hate follows in their paths. OC375 11 hrs ago #74
I am grieving for the loss of my country UpInArms 10 hrs ago #76
Obama's election made them emerge from under their rocks Skittles 10 hrs ago #77
Unfortunately I am not shocked. It's alway been there, just more quiet etc. themaguffin 8 hrs ago #80
It's a land grab, steal what you can while you can Beringia 6 hrs ago #85
I'm not shocked that it's raised its head once again... slightlv 6 hrs ago #88
Hmmmm Six117 4 hrs ago #95
I guess no. I've sure known there's plenry of racists still out there!. I guess the sort of shock is.... electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #101
Beyond my naive reckoning. Shocking. Part of my white privilege: I didn't have to see it until it would not ... marble falls 3 hrs ago #102
I have a theory which might be unpopular. Morbius 2 hrs ago #104
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