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B.See

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1. A shock. Not at all. On the contrary. I've been WARNING about it for at least a DECADE now.

Wed May 6, 2026, 08:52 PM

22 hrs ago

Those of us familiar with the dog whistles, the coded messages, and all the rest, were quite adept at reading between the lines.

(And that signature on the bottom of my posts has been around for almost as long. I'm guessing it's only now dawning upon some what it meant.)

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Must be quite a shock to see this vulgar return of overt white racism [View all] malaise 22 hrs ago OP

A shock. Not at all. On the contrary. I've been WARNING about it for at least a DECADE now. B.See 22 hrs ago #1

True malaise 22 hrs ago #2

Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd. SouthBayDem 20 hrs ago #29

This started with the Rehnquist 5's Bush vs Gore ruling DemocracyForever 6 hrs ago #59

Not hard to process at all misanthrope 22 hrs ago #3

Scary malaise 22 hrs ago #4

Yep Solly Mack 22 hrs ago #6

Same here Stuckinthebush 22 hrs ago #8

They did before misanthrope 21 hrs ago #10

Yep Stuckinthebush 21 hrs ago #11

Was in Alabama just after Trump took office in mobile airport JT45242 11 hrs ago #35

The most ironic aspect of your story misanthrope 7 hrs ago #52

I also grew up in the rural south BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #12

Nice story. Sometimes it takes just one real encounter to understand that we are all one, all the same. erronis 21 hrs ago #19

Nice malaise 12 hrs ago #32

How The South Won The Civil War Sequoia 5 hrs ago #67

I grew up in a small town in Michigan JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #5

White people talking to white people Johonny 10 hrs ago #40

I was thrilled by the election of President Obama, believing it to be... 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #7

+1. I'm afraid Obama was a rare anomaly. dalton99a 21 hrs ago #16

The fact that we had a Black president drove the racists crazy. wnylib 20 hrs ago #28

Never left! Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #9

True dat. This explains the history of modern American racism. We've gone back to the future. Marcuse 5 hrs ago #66

I knew as a child, when i first heard the words "all men are created equal", that the shit was going to hit the fan one Solomon 21 hrs ago #13

I wonder how other countries have evolved past this. Or have they? erronis 21 hrs ago #21

They have not. malthaussen 8 hrs ago #45

I just never understood why they think racism is advantageous. Trueblue Texan 11 hrs ago #38

I never understand how people do not get the simple concept that hamsterjill 9 hrs ago #41

There are stupid people and brilliant people from every race malaise 6 hrs ago #58

A lot of racists in this country KT2000 21 hrs ago #14

They think everyone is like them. They're not, thank God. Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #50

I am not at all surprised AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #15

Helluva post already! I got a great taste of southern living from this erronis 21 hrs ago #22

That "taste" misanthrope 7 hrs ago #53

Freaking wow malaise 10 hrs ago #39

Thank you Keepthesoulalive 6 hrs ago #63

As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?" OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #17

MAGA like 1850!!! moondust 21 hrs ago #18

Generally speaking, most Republicans are "Surface People". chouchou 21 hrs ago #20

It is mind boggling how these Kluxers are reimposing Jim Crow. My God. PatrickforB 20 hrs ago #23

More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing... pat_k 20 hrs ago #24

I would shorten your term to just Republicans. love_katz 3 hrs ago #75

Something I posted elsewhere applies here (corrected link) pat_k 3 hrs ago #78

Not surprising at all RetiredParatrooper 20 hrs ago #25

I live in ruby red Florida mcar 20 hrs ago #26

I live in Purple Florida PCB66 12 hrs ago #33

When sports in America starts being effected we will see some change. BradBo 20 hrs ago #27

Not a shock. The racism never left. Like cockroaches, they hide in the shadows awaiting the dark Scalded Nun 19 hrs ago #30

Seems not too long ago comments like this would get a rash of shit from southerners claiming the north is just as racist Hassin Bin Sober 19 hrs ago #31

Wow! malaise 11 hrs ago #34

That should be an OP on its own. Passages 9 hrs ago #42

JFK tried. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #36

Thanks for this my friend malaise 11 hrs ago #37

A lot here I didn't know. Thank you Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #51

Rec'd MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #62

Never knew this, thanks for posting. Sequoia 4 hrs ago #73

A shock, but not an unexpected one. malthaussen 8 hrs ago #43

Sheathing for eight years with a black president their brains filled with putrid puss. Hope22 8 hrs ago #44

I have family members by marriage who voted for him. Baitball Blogger 8 hrs ago #46

Not if you voted for it, which Trmp's supporters most certainly did. eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #47

The racism in the U.S. is deep and wide PJMcK 8 hrs ago #48

I'm so damn sick of racism. It's STUPID. We are all humans. WTF? Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #49

America has a deeply racist history that gets swept under the rug dlk 7 hrs ago #54

This IS what they voted for. underpants 7 hrs ago #55

They want their slaves back awful bad. Aristus 7 hrs ago #56

Here's the rub misanthrope 5 hrs ago #65

But as long as slavery existed, those dipshits wouldn't be on the lowest rung of the socio-economical ladder. Aristus 5 hrs ago #69

I would say it was like today's poor Americans who take the side of the wealthy misanthrope 5 hrs ago #70

Their racism & misogyny has been barely hidden CousinIT 6 hrs ago #57

It. Is right here on DU Keepthesoulalive 6 hrs ago #60

Living in a blue bubble as I do, it's always a bit shocking to see or read about Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #61

Roberts and the five of the other justices have been paving the way for this for a while LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #64

Nailed it malaise 2 hrs ago #79

I grew up in a lumber town in California with no black residents. pfitz59 5 hrs ago #68

Unbelievable malaise 4 hrs ago #72

K&R red dog 1 4 hrs ago #71

Tribalism and exclusivity. Hate follows in their paths. OC375 4 hrs ago #74

I am grieving for the loss of my country UpInArms 3 hrs ago #76

Obama's election made them emerge from under their rocks Skittles 3 hrs ago #77

Unfortunately I am not shocked. It's alway been there, just more quiet etc. themaguffin 2 hrs ago #80