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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker
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1) I think you seriously overestimate the racism of the southern conservatives.
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I don't think it's overstated at all. I live in the south (I'm not a native) and have spent a bit of time in rural North Carolina for weekend getaways. I am still appalled by the open (and seemingly accepted) racism here. Somebody makes a blatantly racist comment and nobody blinks an eye. There are bars that have "black only" nights and whites don't go near the place on those nights. No, it's not posted on the signs, it's just known and accepted. Segregation and racism is alive and well in lots of places in the south--and more common than you think.