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SouthBayDem

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29. Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd.

Wed May 6, 2026, 11:02 PM

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Racists got permission once they heard politicians and talk show hosts say out loud what used to be limited to the dinner table.

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Must be quite a shock to see this vulgar return of overt white racism [View all] malaise 15 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 15 hrs ago #1

True malaise 15 hrs ago #2

Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd. SouthBayDem 12 hrs ago #29

Not hard to process at all misanthrope 14 hrs ago #3

Scary malaise 14 hrs ago #4

Yep Solly Mack 14 hrs ago #6

Same here Stuckinthebush 14 hrs ago #8

They did before misanthrope 14 hrs ago #10

Yep Stuckinthebush 14 hrs ago #11

Was in Alabama just after Trump took office in mobile airport JT45242 4 hrs ago #35

I also grew up in the rural south BeneteauBum 14 hrs ago #12

Nice story. Sometimes it takes just one real encounter to understand that we are all one, all the same. erronis 13 hrs ago #19

Nice malaise 5 hrs ago #32

I grew up in a small town in Michigan JBTaurus83 14 hrs ago #5

White people talking to white people Johonny 2 hrs ago #40

I was thrilled by the election of President Obama, believing it to be... 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #7

+1. I'm afraid Obama was a rare anomaly. dalton99a 14 hrs ago #16

The fact that we had a Black president drove the racists crazy. wnylib 12 hrs ago #28

Never left! Floyd R. Turbo 14 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 14 hrs ago #13

I wonder how other countries have evolved past this. Or have they? erronis 13 hrs ago #21

They have not. malthaussen 1 hr ago #45

I just never understood why they think racism is advantageous. Trueblue Texan 3 hrs ago #38

I never understand how people do not get the simple concept that hamsterjill 2 hrs ago #41

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

They think everyone is like them. They're not, thank God. Joinfortmill 11 min ago #50

I am not at all surprised AverageOldGuy 14 hrs ago #15

Helluva post already! I got a great taste of southern living from this erronis 13 hrs ago #22

Freaking wow malaise 3 hrs ago #39

As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?" OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #17

MAGA like 1850!!! moondust 13 hrs ago #18

Generally speaking, most Republicans are "Surface People". chouchou 13 hrs ago #20

It is mind boggling how these Kluxers are reimposing Jim Crow. My God. PatrickforB 13 hrs ago #23

More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing... pat_k 13 hrs ago #24

Not surprising at all RetiredParatrooper 12 hrs ago #25

I live in ruby red Florida mcar 12 hrs ago #26

I live in Purple Florida PCB66 4 hrs ago #33

When sports in America starts being effected we will see some change. BradBo 12 hrs ago #27

Not a shock. The racism never left. Like cockroaches, they hide in the shadows awaiting the dark Scalded Nun 12 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 12 hrs ago #31

Wow! malaise 4 hrs ago #34

That should be an OP on its own. Passages 2 hrs ago #42

JFK tried. Kid Berwyn 3 hrs ago #36

Thanks for this my friend malaise 3 hrs ago #37

A shock, but not an unexpected one. malthaussen 1 hr ago #43

Sheathing for eight years with a black president their brains filled with putrid puss. Hope22 1 hr ago #44

I have family members by marriage who voted for him. Baitball Blogger 1 hr ago #46

Not if you voted for it, which Trmp's supporters most certainly did. eppur_se_muova 56 min ago #47

The racism in the U.S. is deep and wide PJMcK 55 min ago #48

I'm so damn sick of racism. It's STUPID. We are all humans. WTF? Joinfortmill 18 min ago #49