tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post2740184702645371497..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Why Isn't the Deep South the Most Liberal Region in the U.S.?legalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-29736409299122161692010-01-12T04:45:03.454-06:002010-01-12T04:45:03.454-06:00Race isn't the only problem, but it's in t...Race isn't the only problem, but it's in the top five. CNN details how it all began with Richard Nixon's "racial strategy" in the 1972 Republican campaign in the Southern states. You know, the one that Karl Rove, George W. Bush & Pat Buchanan all worked on<br />http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/11/nixon.racial.strategy/index.htmlRobby Scott Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625575128616865817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-35846467471964618402010-01-07T13:50:35.608-06:002010-01-07T13:50:35.608-06:00An excellent observation. I would add to the hypo...An excellent observation. I would add to the hypothesis the thoughts of Joe Bageant. His "Deer Hunting With Jesus" is a profoundly incisive examination of the same sorts of issues raised here.Bob Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029360404628510324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-22669458039236404082010-01-06T10:05:48.461-06:002010-01-06T10:05:48.461-06:00Good article until it concludes that race is the p...Good article until it concludes that race is the problem. The South does believe in "rugged individualism" in that Southerners don't want any politicians from DC, northerners or others who don't understand the south, telling the South how they should live. The less government interference the better, is their thinking. (Can't say they're wrong for feeling that way.) They want to be left alone to do things their way and they see the Republican party as doing that. It comes from the old Republican adage of less government/Reagan's "let's get govt off the back of the people". Never mind that that never actually happened under the Republicans. But that's what they believe.<br />This is not to say that some still vote from a racist viewpoint; but that's not the main issue at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-38603111401324006962010-01-06T04:51:10.621-06:002010-01-06T04:51:10.621-06:00Great article. I recall that early on it was "...Great article. I recall that early on it was "The Solid South" meaning Democratic, until Lyndon Johnson "ended" segregation, even knowing as he did so that he was handing the South over to the Republicans. So of course racism is the reason the South is now solid Republican! It's overdue to bring them back from that self destructive alliance, but how?Robert von Tobelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-51876987157477510012010-01-05T19:20:59.179-06:002010-01-05T19:20:59.179-06:00I also live in the south and I don't know it&#...I also live in the south and I don't know it's a we vs I mentality. I think it might be us over them thinking. Also following without questioning is there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328708975852866726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-10454104179463690422010-01-05T17:18:51.320-06:002010-01-05T17:18:51.320-06:00I know! I know!
http://www.lipmagazine.org/article...I know! I know!<br />http://www.lipmagazine.org/articles/feat_wise_whitefolks_p.htm<br /><br />This certainly isn't the only reason, but it's better than most. And it isn't just the South.Mister Bad Examplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846522632798671323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-5834068428258305092010-01-05T17:11:47.729-06:002010-01-05T17:11:47.729-06:00Very well-said until the assessment of southern co...Very well-said until the assessment of southern conservatism as race-based. It's based more on an overall feeling of uneasiness and cultural decadence, buttressed effectively by fear-mongering Republican campaigns. To call it simply racial is more indicative of oversimplified thinking that pervades conservatism. Also, you are correct that passionate support for college football is indicative of communal priorities, but only insofar as a <i>specific</i> team. Conservatives do not believe their "team" includes even all of America, much less the world. Their team consists only of "real" Americans. Race does tie in to that feeling, but race doesn't itself create it. <br /><br />Your overall point that the "rugged individualism" is no deep conviction of southern conservatives is spot-on.Dwightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-9681695450213268382010-01-05T16:50:07.832-06:002010-01-05T16:50:07.832-06:00Great Post! I agree. It is puzzling how supportive...Great Post! I agree. It is puzzling how supportive so many southerners are of politicians and policies that work against their self-interests. We just need to get better at communicating progressive positions and principles/values.Coltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956271554228968135noreply@blogger.com