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A shock. Not at all. On the contrary. I've been WARNING about it for at least a DECADE now. B.See 8 hrs ago #1
True malaise 8 hrs ago #2
Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd. SouthBayDem 6 hrs ago #29
Not hard to process at all misanthrope 8 hrs ago #3
Scary malaise 8 hrs ago #4
Yep Solly Mack 8 hrs ago #6
Same here Stuckinthebush 8 hrs ago #8
They did before misanthrope 8 hrs ago #10
Yep Stuckinthebush 8 hrs ago #11
I also grew up in the rural south BeneteauBum 8 hrs ago #12
Nice story. Sometimes it takes just one real encounter to understand that we are all one, all the same. erronis 7 hrs ago #19
I grew up in a small town in Michigan JBTaurus83 8 hrs ago #5
I was thrilled by the election of President Obama, believing it to be... 3catwoman3 8 hrs ago #7
+1. I'm afraid Obama was a rare anomaly. dalton99a 7 hrs ago #16
The fact that we had a Black president drove the racists crazy. wnylib 6 hrs ago #28
Never left! Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #9
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 7 hrs ago #13
I wonder how other countries have evolved past this. Or have they? erronis 7 hrs ago #21
A lot of racists in this country KT2000 7 hrs ago #14
I am not at all surprised AverageOldGuy 7 hrs ago #15
Helluva post already! I got a great taste of southern living from this erronis 7 hrs ago #22
As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?" OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #17
MAGA like 1850!!! moondust 7 hrs ago #18
Generally speaking, most Republicans are "Surface People". chouchou 7 hrs ago #20
It is mind boggling how these Kluxers are reimposing Jim Crow. My God. PatrickforB 7 hrs ago #23
More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing... pat_k 7 hrs ago #24
Not surprising at all RetiredParatrooper 6 hrs ago #25
I live in ruby red Florida mcar 6 hrs ago #26
When sports in America starts being effected we will see some change. BradBo 6 hrs ago #27
Not a shock. The racism never left. Like cockroaches, they hide in the shadows awaiting the dark Scalded Nun 5 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 5 hrs ago #31
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