Posted on 02/01/2013 6:14:22 AM PST by BO Stinkss
The common media view of the South is as a regressive region, full of overweight, prejudiced, exploited and undereducated numbskulls. This meme was perfectly captured in this Bill Maher-commissioned video from Alexandra Pelosi, the New York-based daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Given the level of imbecility, maybe we’d be better off if the former Confederate states exiled themselves into their own redneck empire. Travel writer Chuck Thompson recently suggested this approach in a new book. Right now, however, Northeners can content themselves with the largely total isolation of Southerners from the corridors of executive power.
Yet even as the old Confederacy’s political banner fades, its long-term economic prospects shine bright. This derives from factors largely outside the control of Washington: demographic trends, economic growth patterns, state business climates, flows of foreign investment and, finally and most surprisingly, a shift of educated workers and immigrants to an archipelago of fast-growing urban centers.
Perhaps the most persuasive evidence is the strong and persistent inflow of Americans to the South. The South still attracts the most domestic migrants of any U.S. region. Last year, it boasted six of the top eight states in terms of net domestic migration — Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia. Texas and Florida alone gained 250,000 net migrants. The top four losers were deep blue New York, Illinois, New Jersey and California. These trends suggest that the South will expand its dominance as the nation’s most populous region. In the 1950s, the South, the Northeast and the Midwest each had about the same number of people. Today the region is almost as populous as the Northeast and the Midwest combined.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Texas isn’t IN a region, it IS a region.
Sure it would. It wouldn’t be like THAT again. You’re not still holding a grudge are you?
I would disagree. If your sentiment has anything to do with your tagline, I believe you would find much more condescending anti-black attitude among northeastern liberals than among conservative Southerners (of which I am one).
True enough. In terms of a “sense of self” that permeates everything, there’s no place else like Texas - at least not on this continent.
I think it also attracts the most international migrants as well. Between them and all the migrants from the blue states I expect that more and more Southern states will become blue themselves in the coming decades.
I’m always sure to tell our left coast family and friends how hot and humid and LONG Texas summers are.
I moved to TX from IL and absolutely love the real freedom out here.
That said, I’ll still retire in my native MI, provided it is still part of the US.
The Southwest starts in Fort Worth.
I agree, and (if I understand your reference and who, with a nom de Internet of Charles Martel, wouldn’t know history) would make an analogy to historic Spain, current-day Russia and Serbia; and to South Africa before they surrendered to the communist ANC.
I know six voters moving to NC from the NY area. Four are conservative and two are liberal. That's a net of +2 against Obama. Perhaps they can help swing NC back to what it once was.
LOL, good one.
Laz the anti area-ist.
Fighting area-ism.
Area-ism is the worst ‘ism’ of all.
An open letter to Obama/Clinton voting liberals, please stay in your original state either in IL or the Northeast US. We don’t need you votes and you can stay in the cesspool you created with your liberalism.
When all areas become equally bad, the area-ists will be vanquished. :/
You must live in East Texas- here in Central Texas, the summers are Hot, long and *dry* :)
You must live in East Texas- here in Central Texas, the summers are Hot, long and *dry* :)
No yankee could breed up such a fine working animal, as any of that trio. Besides, if one of bites something or somebuddy in the dark, the tooth pattern will tell the tale of which one of 'em dun it.
No "Hook 'em Horns", "Go Cowboys" or "How 'bout them Niner's?"
In Ft. Worth there was a High school named Dunbar. It was almost 100% black. They had one cheer that went something like "Dunbar, Dunbar, we are Black, Black Power" I'm not kidding..
Late Sixties-mid 70's. Could have gone on longer, I don't know.
Maybe one sort-of had to have been there to better understand.
Area tribalism is ginned up to support sports teams, worldwide. I suppose you have something against soccer hooligans, and Middle Easterner fans killing each other over sports rivalries?
Myself, I used to stay out of Dallas during Texas-OU weekend.
Though I did try to work out an answer to the question; Who you rooting for?
I likely when have still gotten punched out. It's probably not quite as rowdy as it once was, but I'm still not taking any chances.
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