20 sats \ 12 replies \ @TNStacker 21 Jun \ parent \ on: The Problem with Juneteenth econ
Stop being so disrespectful - answering questions with questions that try to make a point, but really only displays the fact that you've read nothing and know very little about Louisiana (or southern) politics. You answer my question first.
Wasn't disrespectful. It was a valid response to your condescending question. You obviously have a chip on your shoulder, so I'm done talking to you.
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That's mature (intended condescention).
Major chip on his shoulder
He should change his user name but he leads with his chin and chip on his shoulder
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If you lived my life you'd have a chip, too. I proudly wear it and will bang you over the head with my chip if I like. I earned it.
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Haha. Not at all. You ask questions to seek knowledge and understanding. That person is trying to make a point, but is only displaying ignorance on the subject. This irks me. Louisiana politics has always been particularly corrupt and acutely racist.
Hell they are in the news with unconstitutional religious bullshit right now!
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Steeped! Great descriptor! And yes, time. In Political Science 101 one learns that most people's politics are the politics of their parents. Most blacks, particularly in the south, don't have a tradition of politics or voting, mainly because for hundreds of years and dozens of generations political activity was, at first illegal, and then when legal, was deterred through violence like lynching.
Heck, there are still sundown towns in Lousiana. Hell, I am old enough to have had great uncles and grandparents that lived and worked on Louisiana sugar and cotton plantations. Yes, I am that old. And yes, people were still on plantations nearly 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Yeah, no reason for you to know it still exists unless you are Black and travel smaller highways and roads in the south (not Interstate Highway travel). I travel by car for work throughout the south, so I have to stay aware (the original woke). I got a flat in NE Georgia last fall and a deputy stopped to help and warned me that I didn't want to be around there after dark. This was 2023!
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Appreciate the sentiment. He was very nice and helped with the flat tire. Back in the 80s and 90s. they would warn you and just leave you on the side of the road.