Reply #45: "elitists?" [View All]

[wellstone_democrat]

you sound like Bush*---

Oh, and I'm in Texas so I guess it would be OK for *me* if I was so inclined to say "all that Falwell crap about storms/disasters hitting godless 'blue states'? Wonder if it applies when Mississippi is hit with something?"

Its a fair question for someone from Mass. to make when the tables are turned. Its pointing out hypocrisy and that is fair.

I saw a lot of concern here, a lot of anger at the FEMA response and a LOT of MONEY go out from a lot of people here who can ill afford it without any restrictions on who it aided. "Elitists?" I guess so but no one turned down those donations and offers of lodging or other help.

I think that we are a wee bit touchy. Those of us in many southern tier Red STates are dots of blue in a sea of Red. My major city is still the most segregated place I've ever lived. I've also never heard anything like the constant use of "colored" or negro" that is regularly used here in white company even among professionals. My county went 95+% for Bush* so , yeah, even though *I* don't play in their cesspool of "culture" I'm not going to either deny it exists in Texas or pretend that because Michigan or someplace has racists that there isn't a persistant underlying *culture* of institutional racism (or religious mania, or fanatical Bush* support) right here where I am that outstrips anything I've seen during residence in other parts of the country.

I guess I don't think all "anti-South" (and what is jumped on as anti-South here is hysterically funny at times) is aimed at *me*

Guess I'll go back to my busy Red State Southern working day now! have fun.