----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Double Standards on Regional Bigotry
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:18 PM > Subject: Re: Double Standards on Regional Bigotry > > > > Its certainly not as simple as saying that the South is racist and the > > North is not. There is a lot of racism in the North. But, the Southern > > strategy of the Republican party does include ensuring that the racist > > Southern vote in the South is squarely in their camp. > > The redundancy here was not intended. Also, I think that there is an > attempt to get the racist Northern vote with the "Southern strategy." > There is probably some truth to what you are describing. But I think a greater effect relates to multigenerational voting along party lines. "Daddy was a republican so I am too" After 64, southern people became habituated to voting republican even after race became something of a minor issue. ( As in "not the top issue") If one were to converse with working class people in the south, I think one would find that voting habits are not something that a lot of thought is given to, and that justifications for ones voting record are mostly fatuous rationalizations, even though they are sincerely believed. AFAIK, this is probably true everywhere (though the situational premises would be different). xponent Addiction Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
