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re: More Violence in the South: Explains Our Intense Fandom?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:03 pm to AlaTiger
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:03 pm to AlaTiger
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but the blacks are still seen as inferior, but the whites are kind to them. When they put the uniform on and represent "us," we defend them. If they take it off, they are on their own.
I think you're projecting your own racism onto those of all southerners. We don't treat people with respect because we're better than them. We treat people with respect because it's the right thing to do, because it's how we wish to be treated. That was Jesus's commandment, love your neighbor as you love yourself. That is why even if southerners harbor resentment or disdain for the north for the atrocities committed by them, we do not treat them any differently. It is not because we look down on them, or anyone else, it is because being a dick to people for no reason is stupid and wrong.
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:11 pm to kingbob
You and Roadgator sound like a blast.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:12 pm to kingbob
Well, I agree with all of that. I am telling you what I have observed from many others though over the course of lifetime of living in the South.
Others have observed this as well. When I say "we" and "us," I am identifying with Southerners and not saying that I agree with the sentiment.
Obviously, there are many who show respect for the right reasons and are MANY good people in the South. I am simply talking about the dynamic when/where it occurs. Not all hospitality is really because you care about the person. Much of it is because that "is what good people do."
Others have observed this as well. When I say "we" and "us," I am identifying with Southerners and not saying that I agree with the sentiment.
Obviously, there are many who show respect for the right reasons and are MANY good people in the South. I am simply talking about the dynamic when/where it occurs. Not all hospitality is really because you care about the person. Much of it is because that "is what good people do."
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