Question about the deep South

[Desslok]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Desslok I know parts of SC,WV,VA to name a few are rather how should I say stuck in the past. I lived in ATL for awhile and never met anyone that was still stuck in the past that badly. That is why I made that stipulation.

That is because Atlanta has been modernized. It is a big city like Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, etc. Would you consider all of those cities Deep South?

I can't say I have never been to any of those cities. Well I have been to Orlando if you consider being in the airport for an hour "being in" said city.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Desslok
Anything south of Atlanta in GA is the DEEP South

Why do you make that stipulation? It was not long ago that SC finally removed the Confederate Flag from the State Capitol Building.

Now I agree it should not be there but I DO NOT like the way it was taken down(or put up in the first place). The flag was put up during the integration of school during the 60's.

The Confederate Flag is a part of history and it wasn't all about slavery. It was about economics. I don't want to get into a history lesson here.

They took the flag down from the Capitol building which is fine with me because it should have never been put back up. What happened is that they took it down and put it over the confederate memorial. What's wrong with that you say????? The NAACP wasn't satisfied because you could still see it on government owned grounds.

They were damn fool for still pressing to get it removed from the memorial. Those soldiers DESERVE to be remembered. Just because that wasn't a great time in our history, doesn't mean we shouldn't remember the people that died for our country(North or South). You may not agree with what they were fighting for but you should still respect them. The southern fighters truly believed that they would lose their ability to make a living if the north won. They were wrong but they gave their life for something they believed in.

The NAACP doesn't give two sh*ts about history(or the people that died) unless it is to promote their agenda. Hell the Vietnam war was a COMPLETELY stupid and useless war but we make sure to remember those people that gave their lives.

The NAACP won't let us forget about slavery but don't want us to remember the people that died for their country.

I am glad the SC government did not fold under the pressure to remove the flag from the memorial.

BTW the NAACP was nice enough to boycott(asking black people to not visit) South Carolina and hurt their fellow black man's business efforts. I talked to quite a few black business owners who were not too pleased with the stupid politics of the NAACP.

 

[bGIveNs33]

Anything south of Ocala(FL) isn't part of the South. I've always thought the Tallahassee was more of a part of Georgia than Florida.

 

[CurtCold]

The Vietnam war is still a sore spot in American History also. Those guys had a tough time getting any respect, and until just recently they didn't get acknowledged at all for their service to this country.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Desslok
Is to true that people in the South/Deep South still call the Civil War "The war of Northern agression" ??

Is to true that people in the North/Yankee North still think the Civil War was primarily about slavery??

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: CurtCold
The Vietnam war is still a sore spot in American History also. Those guys had a tough time getting any respect, and until just recently they didn't get acknowledged at all for their service to this country.

Well people still want to forget that many many thousands of southerns died in the Civil War. And of course the politics can look silly in retrospect but I can say with 100% certainty that if you lived in the south during the civil war that you probably would have gone to war over it. People thought differently back then and we can't fault them for it.

It took many years to make progress in this thinking and we still have a long way to go. My point is that we should respect and remember anyone that died for our country including during the Civil War.

I just grow tired of the hypocritical politics of the NAACP. The black community needs to good leader. They haven't had one since Martin Luther King Jr.

Jessie Jackson and Sharpton aren't good choices and I am ashamed that Jessie Jackson is from my home town.

 

[CurtCold]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: CurtCold
The Vietnam war is still a sore spot in American History also. Those guys had a tough time getting any respect, and until just recently they didn't get acknowledged at all for their service to this country.

Well people still want to forget that many many thousands of southerns died in the Civil War. And of course the politics can look silly in retrospect but I can say with 100% certainty that if you lived in the south during the civil war that you probably would have gone to war over it. People thought differently back then and we can't fault them for it.

It took many years to make progress in this thinking and we still have a long way to go. My point is that we should respect and remember anyone that died for our country including during the Civil War.

I just grow tired of the hypocritical politics of the NAACP. The black community needs to good leader. They haven't had one since Martin Luther King Jr.

True dat! I think most of the sentaments that come through to this day about North/South, are from peoples that lived in the South after the war. It wasn't very pretty during or after the war was over.

Jessie Jackson and Sharpton aren't good choices and I am ashamed that Jessie Jackson is from my home town.

 

[AZGamer]

Originally posted by: Desslok
Is to true that people in the South/Deep South still call the Civil War "The war of Northern agression" ??

I'm from Virginia, moved to AZ, I call it the War of Northern Aggression.

 

[tcsenter]

Only the incestuous hillbillys that live in tin-roofed shacks with no electricity or running water still call it that.

Hey! We had electricity! :disgust:

 

[BooneRebel]

Originally posted by: Desslok
Is to true that people in the South/Deep South still call the Civil War "The war of Northern agression" ??

Why not?

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Desslok
Anything south of Atlanta in GA is the DEEP South

I agree that Atlanta definitely should not be lumped in with the "deep south".

Hehe, no doubt. No true "Deep South" city has its very own gay sports bar.

I'm scared to ask how you know about this place.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Desslok
Anything south of Atlanta in GA is the DEEP South

I agree that Atlanta definitely should not be lumped in with the "deep south".

Hehe, no doubt. No true "Deep South" city has its very own gay sports bar.

I'm scared to ask how you know about this place.

Actually, it was mentioned by one of the columnists in the AJC, Jay Croft. He seems to think that the sole fact that gay people like sports too is somehow going to change the minds of all the homophobic morons in town.

 

[KK]

My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

 

[Hammer]

no more than the north calling it the "war of insurrection"

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: KK
My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

Yeah....it is amazing.

Something you will find in the deep south is common courtesy. Something never found up north ;-) Amazing. Complete strangers actually help each other out on a daily basis. Of course in Raleigh, NC this isn't the case. But in my hometown with 70,000 people, we try to help each other out.

As for the resturaunt thing KK. I would like to know what town and when this was going on. I find it hard to believe in this day and age. The liberal news media would love to run with a story like that.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KK
My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

Yeah....it is amazing.

Something you will find in the deep south is common courtesy. Something never found up north ;-) Amazing. Complete strangers actually help each other out on a daily basis. Of course in Raleigh, NC this isn't the case. But in my hometown with 70,000 people, we try to help each other out.

As for the resturaunt thing KK. I would like to know what town and when this was going on. I find it hard to believe in this day and age. The liberal news media would love to run with a story like that.

Hell, come to Atlanta and take a look around. Despite being known as one of the most integrated cities in the US (and we are in many ways), there is still a lot of self-imposed segregation. Most neightborhoods are primarily inhabited by a single race, patrons of many clubs/bars are usually one race, etc. It's everywhere.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KK
My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

Yeah....it is amazing.

Something you will find in the deep south is common courtesy. Something never found up north ;-) Amazing. Complete strangers actually help each other out on a daily basis. Of course in Raleigh, NC this isn't the case. But in my hometown with 70,000 people, we try to help each other out.

As for the resturaunt thing KK. I would like to know what town and when this was going on. I find it hard to believe in this day and age. The liberal news media would love to run with a story like that.

I'll just say that it's in Sandersville, GA. Don't want jesse jackson or mr al sharpton to do a march thru there.

KK

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KK
My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

Yeah....it is amazing.

Something you will find in the deep south is common courtesy. Something never found up north ;-) Amazing. Complete strangers actually help each other out on a daily basis. Of course in Raleigh, NC this isn't the case. But in my hometown with 70,000 people, we try to help each other out.

As for the resturaunt thing KK. I would like to know what town and when this was going on. I find it hard to believe in this day and age. The liberal news media would love to run with a story like that.

Hell, come to Atlanta and take a look around. Despite being known as one of the most integrated cities in the US (and we are in many ways), there is still a lot of self-imposed segregation. Most neightborhoods are primarily inhabited by a single race, patrons of many clubs/bars are usually one race, etc. It's everywhere.

That is more natural though. For some reason humans like to be around people that are similar in look to them. The resturaunt thing just seems silly though. I understand the club thing and the neighborhood thing. That will be seen in any city in the country.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KK
My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

Yeah....it is amazing.

Something you will find in the deep south is common courtesy. Something never found up north ;-) Amazing. Complete strangers actually help each other out on a daily basis. Of course in Raleigh, NC this isn't the case. But in my hometown with 70,000 people, we try to help each other out.

As for the resturaunt thing KK. I would like to know what town and when this was going on. I find it hard to believe in this day and age. The liberal news media would love to run with a story like that.

I'll just say that it's in Sandersville, GA. Don't want jesse jackson or mr al sharpton to do a march thru there.

KK

Trust me, those two assclowns would love to march on something like that. I am from the Greenville/Spartanburg, SC area. I just wish Jesse wasn't from Greenville.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KK
My wife is from the deep south as you might call it, I'm a yankee all the way. Anyways the town she grew up near, has a little restaurant that if you go in, whites sit on one side and the blacks on the other. Seems pretty backwards to me, but I guess they don't mind. I'm sure if the blacks were to sit on the other side it wouldn't bother anybody, but I guess it's just hard to change some things. There are other little odd things that you'd never find in the north. Its kinda like stepping back in time.

KK

Yeah....it is amazing.

Something you will find in the deep south is common courtesy. Something never found up north ;-) Amazing. Complete strangers actually help each other out on a daily basis. Of course in Raleigh, NC this isn't the case. But in my hometown with 70,000 people, we try to help each other out.

As for the resturaunt thing KK. I would like to know what town and when this was going on. I find it hard to believe in this day and age. The liberal news media would love to run with a story like that.

Hell, come to Atlanta and take a look around. Despite being known as one of the most integrated cities in the US (and we are in many ways), there is still a lot of self-imposed segregation. Most neightborhoods are primarily inhabited by a single race, patrons of many clubs/bars are usually one race, etc. It's everywhere.

That is more natural though. For some reason humans like to be around people that are similar in look to them. The resturaunt thing just seems silly though. I understand the club thing and the neighborhood thing. That will be seen in any city in the country.

True, I guess it's just that much more pronounced in Atlanta due to our extremely diverse population. FWIW- I've never seen anything like the restaurant example anywhere in the southeast....even in very small towns in south GA/AL.

 

[StageLeft]

A guy I work with who drives a big ford bronco and hates it when people say the words "God damn" has a sticker on the back of his bumper that reads "Save the battlefields". I'm glad I could add to this thread.

 

[tcsenter]

He seems to think that the sole fact that gay people like sports too is somehow going to change the minds of all the homophobic morons in town.

Ah, one of those 'Hey, look at me, I'm a normal gay' tokens offered as damage control for the radical gay movement who seizes golden opportunities to put forth their best image for the benefit of mainstream America by wearing studded leather biker attire and waving enormous dildos around while their partners perform mock 'bare backing' for the cameras (Gay Pride Parade in Washington, DC a few years back). They might as well called it 'Gay Freak Show Parade', because that's exactly what it was.

 

[aphex]

Keep in mind the 'Deep South' ends just north of Orlando. Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and the Keys have VERY few people actually from the area. Most of south florida is transplanted from the north east.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: AZGamer

Originally posted by: Desslok
Is to true that people in the South/Deep South still call the Civil War "The war of Northern agression" ??

I'm from Virginia, moved to AZ, I call it the War of Northern Aggression.

Proof there's incestious Hillbillies in Arizona too!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: AZGamer

Originally posted by: Desslok
Is to true that people in the South/Deep South still call the Civil War "The war of Northern agression" ??

I'm from Virginia, moved to AZ, I call it the War of Northern Aggression.

Proof there's incestious Hillbillies in Arizona too!

ROTFL....nice.