Southern USA

[Lithophila 291]

Gonna make a thread about talking about Southern USA. And how cool it is ^w^.

Although people making jokes about it should look at the competanse of some other so called leaders of reason, Sweden and Germany having some troubles with immigration, Angela Merkel being educated knewing it was expected of them to be more rapists... O_o.

Yeaaaah....

Its why atleast they stick with Christian cultures and values which i admire. They atleast can call a spade a spade more or less without a problem. Not that i call nothern USA bad. But just to people who just love to make cheap bad jokes in general, and then look at the so called leaders you have of so called progression : 3

Edited January 23, 2016 by Lithophila

[Meson Bolt 2,648]

I'm confused...

 

Are you searching for information on the Southern USA, or are you from the Southern USA and are trying to give other people information? Or do you just want to discuss it? Or am I just over-analyzing things? XD

[Lithophila 291]

I'm confused...

 

Are you searching for information on the Southern USA, or are you from the Southern USA and are trying to give other people information? Or do you just want to discuss it? Or am I just over-analyzing things? XD

Mostly just discuss it. But i know there are lots of anti southern sentiment on the internet. So i just wanted to put forth an opening statement before talking about it in general. I like their down to earth attitude i think when it comes to the South

[Sporemane 546]

I'm in Texas the best of the southern states

[Twisted Cyclone 🚓 6,261]

I love the South to be honest. People are always saying about racism and bigotry being really bad in the Southern States but I haven't really seen seen much if not none at all. I lived up in Indiana for five years and I honestly saw more racism up there more than anything. And before anyone says that I've only been to the city, I been to both Southern towns and cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, and New Orleans. I actually live in rural Polk County, Florida and grew up in rural towns so I'm quite familiar with the country life and everyone in the South is so friendly. I can't say that much for some of the Northern cities I've been to like Chicago or Baltimore. There's also the people in the North that would mock my accent but that's becides the point.

Edited January 23, 2016 by Twisted Cyclone

[Lithophila 291]

I love the South to be honest. People are always saying about racism and bigotry being really bad in the Southern States but I haven't really seen seen much if not none at all. I lived up in Indiana for five years and I honestly saw more racism up there more than anything. And before anyone says that I've only been to the city, I been to both Southern towns and cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, and New Orleans. I actually live in rural Polk County, Florida and grew up in rural towns so I'm quite familiar with the country life and everyone in the South is so friendly. I can't say that much for some of the Northern cities I've been to like Chicago or Baltimore. There's also the people in the North that would mock my accent but that's becides the point.

Liberal Logic: You cannot criticize and be intollerant of people of other cultures of the 3rd world in terms of values, which have ethnic and religious conflicts all the time. But it is however ok to criticize and be intollerant towards white, Christian, southerners and all the typical stuff more or less :3

 

Like if one can nip one thing, then one should also nip the others in terms of a fair play plan when bad stuff happens in general. The problem is that it would be like saying that we shouldn't object to human sacrifice because Native Americans where invaded by Europeans. Like that's basically the logic more or less, the massive guilt argument XD

[Twisted Cyclone 🚓 6,261]

Liberal Logic: You cannot criticize and be intollerant of people of other cultures of the 3rd world in terms of values, which have ethnic and religious conflicts all the time. But it is however ok to criticize and be intollerant towards white, Christian, southerners and all the typical stuff more or less :3

 

Like if one can nip one thing, then one should also nip the others in terms of a fair play plan when bad stuff happens in general. The problem is that it would be like saying that we shouldn't object to human sacrifice because Native Americans where invaded by Europeans. Like that's basically the logic more or less, the massive guilt argument XD

That's true. Or better yet, no one criticizes anyone. That's the problem with society these days, everyone has got to be intolerant and hateful. If people can let people do their own thing and be kind and nice to one another without criticizing what they do or who they are, this world would be ten folds better. I was raised to be friendly, and nice to everyone regardless of who they are and what they like. That will never change with me. 

[Lithophila 291]

That's true. Or better yet, no one criticizes anyone. That's the problem with society these days, everyone has got to be intolerant and hateful. If people can let people do their own thing and be kind and nice to one another without criticizing what they do or who they are, this world would be ten folds better. I was raised to be friendly, and nice to everyone regardless of who they are and what they like. That will never change with me. 

The idea is to criticize bad ideas, or when bad stuff happens. One would assume that would be non problematic? Like if people acted nice then that would be solved. But it seems that now socialists in some cases wants to define what one should criticize??? Like that is pure evil in my view. Its like the classical quote

 

- The only way to let evil win is for good men to do nothing.

Edited January 23, 2016 by Lithophila

[Riganthor 484]

I have nothing against the southern US I always thought the biggotry states where the farmer one's like Iowa.

[CandyStrike 603]

I used to live in Virginia.  Does that count as the South? I mean I was near DC, so it was less "Southern" but still too Southern for me. People with their confederate flags. I mean confederate flags seem to be everywhere in the USA, but there was so much more of it in VA! You say "they stick with Christian cultures and values".  Not everyone in the South is a Christian!  And I don't admire people that stick with Christian cultures and values because I think so much of it is garbage. I mean, so many people say it is their "Christian values" as an excuse for bigotry against LGBT people.

[alpinefroggy 451]

The south is just a very dysfunctional and relatively poor part of the US. I don't think its objectively bad necesarily but I don't like how socially backwards it typically is and the very high amounts of religiousness that breed bigotry and anti science atitudes.

[Kivil 1,721]

I live in the south and I HATE it. The people here are overly Christian. The people here are stupid and the south has the most heart disease. I hate living here.

 

EDIT: I live in SC and here is proof for the heart disease thing

 

Edited January 23, 2016 by PROJECT: Echo

[Twisted Cyclone 🚓 6,261]

 

 

 And I don't admire people that stick with Christian cultures and values because I think so much of it is garbage. I mean, so many people say it is their "Christian values" as an excuse for bigotry against LGBT people.

 

 

The North has seen their fair share of this too. Last year, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a highly controversial bill that allowed businesses to reject doing business with LGBT people on what he called the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act". 

[honk friend 1,978]

The south is just a very dysfunctional and relatively poor part of the US. I don't think its objectively bad necesarily but I don't like how socially backwards it typically is and the very high amounts of religiousness that breed bigotry and anti science atitudes.

 

I agree with most of this, except for that last bit about religion.

Religion's all over the place, the bible belt just has more bad apples than the rest of the U.S.

[Kivil 1,721]

I agree with most of this, except for that last bit about religion.

Religion's all over the place, the bible belt just has more bad apples than the rest of the U.S.

I live in the christian belt and I can tell you from experience. You come across any adult where I live and pretend to come out as an atheist or actually come out and they will either grab their bible or question what an atheist is.

[Twisted Cyclone 🚓 6,261]

I know I keep posting in this. XD

 

Anyways, bigotry has existed ever since humans have existed. Every war can be directly or indirectly linked to bigotry. Unfortunately as long as humans are around bigotry will be around too. It's everywhere, it's not "only in the South" or "only in the North" every state, every city, every country has its bigotry. What's so hypocritical is that everyone is bashing the South for its bigotry but Northern states do have its share too. 

[honk friend 1,978]

I live in the christian belt and I can tell you from experience. You come across any adult where I live and pretend to come out as an atheist or actually come out and they will either grab their bible or question what an atheist is.

 

I know it's bad, I myself live in the really shitty part of Texas.

I just didn't like how he suggested religion itself was the problem. The problem is poor practice.

[Kivil 1,721]

I know it's bad, I myself live in the really shitty part of Texas.

I just didn't like how he suggested religion itself was the problem. The problem is poor practice.

Yeah I guess you are right. I know it's not the problem the people themselves are the problem.

 

I have a solution! Get all of the good people out of the south and then nuke it!!!!! That's a joke by the way

 

 

People are always saying about racism and bigotry being really bad in the Southern States

 

That is because it is. Where I live (in SC) the white kids at my school never hang out with the black people and vice versa. My parents don't want me going out with a black boy because of the bible and they say that they always do drugs. People are racist in the south and guess what? Out of all the states you see more racism in the south!

 

http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/05/14/top-10-racist-states-america/5/

http://www.thetoptens.com/most-racists-states-us/

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/11-most-racist-states-ranked-by-hate-crimes-353960/

[Sporemane 546]

The South might have its own set of problems, but you can't dismiss a entire population on the actions of a few people. It's wrong to judge anyone based on Stereotypes.

[Kivil 1,721]

 

 

It's everywhere, it's not "only in the South" or "only in the North" every state, every city, every country has its bigotry.

 

Yes but if you just do a simple google search or whatever search engine you use. You will see that racism is most prominent in the south. The cause? I am not sure, probably because the south had slavery.

 

It is also obvious that every city or state has it bigots but seriously if you look at any top tens for racists, heart disease, and heck even christianity you will see the south always tops it.

[Envy 6,185]

I don't really have much of anything positive to say. I have lived in Oklahoma all of my life, and have only ever liked it for being around my family and the music programs in the area. Maybe the cost of living, too...

 

I don't have anything else positive to say, though. I can't stand the hyper-religious, conservative attitudes. Although I know that sadly I'm going to find misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, racism, anywhere... It's very pervasive. Although I will say religiously, the people I know generally aren't hyper-religious. Some are. Some of them are LGBT people... Strange way that works. =P But I can say that I'm not religious at work, and I won't be crucified.

 

Of course, I can't stand the climate. OMG. It's just miserable. If you go further to the Southeast than I live it only gets more miserable. More hot, more humid, more tornadoes, more hurricanes. It's just a terrible, terrible place to live. I can not see how people stand it.

[Shanks 10,816]

The south has a negative reputation for bigotry and racism and there is some truth to it, but it isn't something that is confined to the south in the US. The north had its share of racism as well, businesses posting "no Irish need apply" used to be commonplace, the overwhelming majority of the American people in all states supported the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, many abolitionists opposed slavery yet didn't support full racial equality and some of them advocated a "back to Africa" movement to urge the freed slaves to go back "home". Where we are today is there are still racists and some of them are in the south, but ironically many of the most bigoted people are ones that proclaim "tolerance" the loudest.

[Mr F 1,522]

Is Donald a southener?

Southern culture has some cool things. Some places over there have some really cool accents (and some really funny sounding words). 

I ALSO WANT A LOWRIDER! Best cars ever!

I have not been there so I cannot confirm or deny if they have any really unhealthy ideologies/values/beliefs.

Idk if I would call them especially christian though, of what I have heard they are a bit diverse when it comes to religious practice. When you bring up immigration I would argue that not accepting refugees is the opposite of christian.

[Twisted Cyclone 🚓 6,261]

Yes but if you just do a simple google search or whatever search engine you use. You will see that racism is most prominent in the south. The cause? I am not sure, probably because the south had slavery.

 

It is also obvious that every city or state has it bigots but seriously if you look at any top tens for racists, heart disease, and heck even christianity you will see the south always tops it.

For every bigotry moment the South had, the North had one too. In fact the three big police racial shootings in the past couple years have happened in the North. Ferguson, Baltimore and Chicago. The 1920 Duluth Lynching happened in a Northern city when whites hung three African Americans. Harlem and Detroit had race riots back in the 1940s. Yes the South does have its bigotry but the North isn't a clean bigot-free place either. Humans will always be intolerable and bigots as long as they exist. That is the big issue here regarding bigotry. Every place has its bad apples. You can't just bash one place for the bigotry without bashing every city and state or province on Earth.

[Lithophila 291]

 When you bring up immigration I would argue that not accepting refugees is the opposite of christian.

There is a difference between helping and being simply naive. Having people of other religious and ethnic conflicts with a view that women are property, and that you can just treat people like dirt if they are considered "Naked" which would be not comforming to their religious ideals like wearing a tent on your body, which is the opposite of better values that we share compared to their primitive 7th century values, it is bound to go chaotic. Like Sweden is a pure good example of a friggin bad policy. when it comes to it. I mean if helping means by letting your country burn... then that's a very poor definition of it. But in either case 2016 will be interesting

Edited January 24, 2016 by Lithophila