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11. You can't break through racism. You can't break through southern culture.
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:27 PM
Mar 2012


The only way we are ever going to win in the south is through changing demographics.

Thats why NC and VA are now competitive.

1) First more educated and culturally aware people are moving into these areas.

2) Secondly, educational achievements are rising.

3) Thirdly, the population is becoming less religious (which leads to less hatred of minorities, women, gays) and more urban.

4) Fourthly, people loyal to traditional southern culture are dying off at a faster rate than the general population. (This leads to less racism, confederate flags, the shunning of education etc.)

5) Finally minority populations are growing at a faster rate.


These 5 simple steps are occurring in NC and VA. Thus they these states are competitive. And their standards of education, knowledge, achievement and quality of life are improving. Until these trends hit places like Alabama and Mississippi, nothing is going to change. The people in that video are lost causes. Nothing can be done for them. We as a society literally just have to wait them out. Mississippi is last for a reason. Its called how they vote!

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