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In reply to the discussion: If we don't vote... [View all]Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)Last year in Arkansas and Oklahoma. I saw some disturbing things myself, mentioned them on DU and got HAMMERED for my observations. I was assured, over and over again, that the South IS NOT like that anymore. I sat through a diatribe by my cousin's wife who said, and I quote, "I don't know why the KKK just doesn't go out and shoot Obama and be done with it." Now, notice in this scenario, the KKK is the "hero." I've lived almost 59 years in California and, yes, we certainly do have our share of bigots, but anyone making a statement like that would have been soundly verbally pummeled. However, this was said in a private home. I honestly tried to believe that that kind of bigotry was not so, well, "out there" anywhere in the U.S. anymore as I've been assured, time and again, that it's not.
A few years ago there was a possibility that my husband and I were going to move to Mississippi (me, a lifelong Californian). I was trying to support my husband (as he's always supported me) and was going to be a trooper and move if necessary. I can't tell you the sigh of relief I breathed when I found out we weren't going to move. I'm pretty sure they would have lynched my white liberal California ass by now.