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RE: The American South
March 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm
(This post was last modified: March 13, 2012 at 2:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I, for one, choose death.
(Strange as it sounds, these people really do grow on you. The culture does have it's allure. You're never too far from a good bellylaugh, for example, and they have a tendency to laugh right along with you, even when they don't know you're laughing at them. Now that is some friendly shit..isn't it?)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: The American South
March 13, 2012 at 2:33 pm
You can have death. And yes the culture does have its allure such as southern hospitality being a real thing. Whenever I see it, however, I can't help but think how differently I would be treated if I wasn't pasty white.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: The American South
March 13, 2012 at 2:34 pm
(This post was last modified: March 13, 2012 at 2:36 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Or if they knew you weren't as white as they (or you) thought you were. Same for themselves really. For me, I suppose, the south is like a blanket I've had since childhood. It's ragged, it's old, entirely too hot, it itches and it's full of mystery bugs....but..for some reason, it's comforting to me.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: The American South
March 13, 2012 at 3:45 pm
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(March 13, 2012 at 2:34 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Or if they knew you weren't as white as they (or you) thought you were. Same for themselves really. For me, I suppose, the south is like a blanket I've had since childhood. It's ragged, it's old, entirely too hot, it itches and it's full of mystery bugs....but..for some reason, it's comforting to me.
I love the south for the country beauty, a bit more freedom, and the laid back attitude.
The racism, religious ignorance, and greedy hatefulness are a major spot on this beautiful land.
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RE: The American South
March 13, 2012 at 3:50 pm
(March 13, 2012 at 3:45 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: The racism, religious ignorance, and greedy hatefulness are a major spot on this beautiful land. what is it about the south to make it this dumb?
(with the obvious exceptions of course)
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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RE: The American South
March 14, 2012 at 1:24 am
I am happy to have come into this world in a region that is rampant with ignorance and make it to adulthood with my reasoning faculties in tact.
I was raised around people just like that. My sweet grandmother, who I loved, made us listen to Rush Limbaugh's "See, I Told You So" all the way to Florida. She was highly political and LOVED Newt Gingrich. My whole family was racist, and I often was made to be an outsider, and even beaten for my strong opinions, contrary to their own.
I don't know why it is that I always knew it was wrong. I always have been a liberal. Yes I was an idol worshiping Catholic for the majority of my life, but I always knew when somebody said something stupid, really and deep down, even in religious terms.
People here are taught to not question things. I have met a lot of great moderates and liberals here, but every conservative I meet here is the same level of batshit crazy. Maybe people in the south tend to be more serious about indoctrinating their children into a mindset of stubborn ignorance?
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RE: The American South
March 14, 2012 at 6:22 am
(March 13, 2012 at 2:27 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I think the south should seccede again, and all the racists and creationisths(including those from the north) can live there while anyone rational in the south will be invited to live in the north.
Fuck that, it's cold up there.
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RE: The American South
March 14, 2012 at 8:29 am
(March 13, 2012 at 3:50 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: what is it about the south to make it this dumb?
Religion. What else?
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RE: The American South
March 14, 2012 at 8:37 am
Another thing that seems to make the south this dumb, is that people that are born there who are intelligent and not racist bible-thumpers tend to move away. At least in my family they did.
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RE: The American South
March 14, 2012 at 9:35 am
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2012 at 9:39 am by The Grand Nudger.)
There aren't exactly boatloads of opportunity in the Deep South. The farther north you go the greater your odds of having a "better" life become. Some of this was intentional, btw, fucking Yankees..lol. The south has been the north's fridge, source of raw materials and energy, and it's toilet at different points in time, for a very long time.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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