Scoresman
Footballguy
In nearly every category the South drags the country down. If we were to cut off the South we'd go from like 50th in math to something like top 10. http://www.measureofamerica.org/maps/ Southern politicians poison our politics with theocracy and anti-science movements and drag our debates further from facts and closer to cultural identity. The South drags us into wars and pushes the country towards military adventurism in the name of Democracy. Kicking and screaming this region comes into the 21st century with experts predicting states like Mississsippi only LAST YEAR formally accepted the 13th amendment abolishing slavery and if not for the Supreme Court would still likely bar interracial marriage. Hell, a poll done recently still showed that almost half the polled citizens still think interracial marriage shouldn't be allowed.
Now, not everyone from The South is responsible for this terrible idea. It is borne of a history of oppression and imperialism that dates back far beyond the years of anyone reading this forum. However, it is one thing to recognize and act to change as so many brave folks have. Its another for a region to embrace its backwardsness and bring down the rest of the country with it. Bastions of civilization like Houston, Atlanta, Austin, and Little Rock among others, all strive to buck this trend. But the rural Southern White masses strive to bring them down and assimilate them, borg-style, into the Neo Conservative backwards land of Ayn Rand and the not-quite-fiction Zachary Hale Comstock.
Nearly every cultural aspect of the South that wasn't coopted from Black people is also terrible. We have R&B, Rock, Soul, and some awesome cajun food-all originating from non whites. Awesome South! But what else do we have? Oh horse racing, #### fighting, massively unhealthy food grown from the largesse of Southern Whites living the high life on the backs of others, and alcohol that will kill you before you can even get drunk. Nearly every part of it is either taking advantage of someone else's labor, or is actively bad for you.
And ho ho ho, but what about other states that have terrible things about them? Well yeah, a lot of states DO have terrible things. Oregon had a black-face inspired eatery only a few decades ago. Rural New York still suffers from racist activity, and Idaho has seriously considered secession bills because of the way things are going with the most Evil of Evils, President Obama. These are terrible things also bringing the country down. However, the parallels all draw your eye to the Southern states. These Northern states have ####ty things going on because they are emulating the culture of the South-they only have populations not willing to codify it and drive the culture like the South does.
So you keep your Piggly Wigglys, your Chic-Fil-A's, your NASCAR, and your football (boo on that one). We'll take actual culture and progress over that any day.
Now, not everyone from The South is responsible for this terrible idea. It is borne of a history of oppression and imperialism that dates back far beyond the years of anyone reading this forum. However, it is one thing to recognize and act to change as so many brave folks have. Its another for a region to embrace its backwardsness and bring down the rest of the country with it. Bastions of civilization like Houston, Atlanta, Austin, and Little Rock among others, all strive to buck this trend. But the rural Southern White masses strive to bring them down and assimilate them, borg-style, into the Neo Conservative backwards land of Ayn Rand and the not-quite-fiction Zachary Hale Comstock.
Nearly every cultural aspect of the South that wasn't coopted from Black people is also terrible. We have R&B, Rock, Soul, and some awesome cajun food-all originating from non whites. Awesome South! But what else do we have? Oh horse racing, #### fighting, massively unhealthy food grown from the largesse of Southern Whites living the high life on the backs of others, and alcohol that will kill you before you can even get drunk. Nearly every part of it is either taking advantage of someone else's labor, or is actively bad for you.
And ho ho ho, but what about other states that have terrible things about them? Well yeah, a lot of states DO have terrible things. Oregon had a black-face inspired eatery only a few decades ago. Rural New York still suffers from racist activity, and Idaho has seriously considered secession bills because of the way things are going with the most Evil of Evils, President Obama. These are terrible things also bringing the country down. However, the parallels all draw your eye to the Southern states. These Northern states have ####ty things going on because they are emulating the culture of the South-they only have populations not willing to codify it and drive the culture like the South does.
So you keep your Piggly Wigglys, your Chic-Fil-A's, your NASCAR, and your football (boo on that one). We'll take actual culture and progress over that any day.