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This is what I was trying to convey in my view of racism in different parts of the country. In the South you find it, as you'll find it everywhere. The difference is that in other parts of the country, particularly "blue states" like Massachusettes or Oregon, they think that they're somehow imune from human failings and won't believe that it happens, therefore no one even tries to stop it. Why bother, it can't happen in a blue state!
In the South 90% of the people are past that and just get along. There are still idiots around, but they are recongnized as such. In the blue states they elect them as Senators for life, as in Teddy the K and the KKK Byrd.
Umm...Bob Byrd is a from a Red State....West Virginia went for Bush in both 2000 and 2004