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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:28 PM Original message |
Question from a 10 year old |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because the majority of Southerners were raised with an Authoritarian mindset |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. What do you mean by Authoritarian? How about Fascist? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. The Authoritarian Personality |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I may be wrong but they are intensely tied to their state and region |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
42. I would have called it a misguided tribalism, but yes, basically what you said NT |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Religious values voters |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I did mention religion |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Then say those with a severe provincial mindset (Villagers) with severe nationalistic tendencies. |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. yeah...that's good |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. you might surprised at one theory about the origin of the term: redneck |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'd say that part of it has to do with their ideas about what it means to be Christian |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Good points |
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mattfromnossa (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. I agree. |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. Pride. Ignorance. They are easily manipulated |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. And every time they are put in charge they prove THEY can't make government work. |
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sweetpotato (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. In my opinion |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. It all goes back to LBJ and the '64 Civil Rights Act, doesn't it? |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. They use to be democrats. The fight for civil rights was the issue that became the turning point. |
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RufusEarl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Tell her she should ask her american history teacher, oh yea i bet she doesn't have one. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. God, Guns, and Gays |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. And with Hillary, add an "M" |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Naa they would be |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Well true |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. And why not |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. A: They don't. It's ignorant, LOUD people who support Republicans. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. B/c the South never got over not winning the Civil War and I believe |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. "States Rights" do have a lot to do with it |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. I could give you the correct answer. |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Heh |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. Too bad you can't tell her that all the men want to be pResident... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. sheeeit, i answered years ago to a lot younger than ten. |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. She's very politically aware |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. my youngest inately finds good in all people. at about 8 even argued the good in hitler |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. "you do not have to make a bad guy." |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. then it is just another battle, another war on and never will there be progress |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. Time to tell her about the civil rights movement. nt |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. She knows |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. That's a toughy. Time to change the subject to the birds and bees. |
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digitalbuddha (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. Because they are confused |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
37. Not all we Southerners |
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cloudythescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
39. I would answer citing the history of the Democrats and Civil Rights ... |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
41. Because, to paraphrase Jimmy Carter... |
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