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mahatmakanejeeves

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17. Thanks for the family history. Point taken.

Reply to Henry203 (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:50 AM

Jul 9

My observation is that it happens much too often on DU that people will say “It’s what those people deserve for living in {some state}.”

You will not not find the sprawling Trump plantation on a map of Mississippi. Chinese railroad workers got treated poorly all across the western US. Those weren’t rose petals being tossed at MLK in the suburbs of Chicago. Stephen Miller grew up in the environs of LA.

You can find cruel people from sea to shining sea in the US of A.

And good morning.

PS In support of your point, the best book I read in the last 20 years was “Slavery By Another Name,” by ex-The Wall Street Journal. Atlanta bureau chief Douglas A. Blackmon. Just outstanding. He’s back teaching in Georgia.

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Why are MAGAs and Trump so cruel, mean and hateful? [View all] douglas9 Jul 9 OP

That essay is useless and explains nothing Bernardo de La Paz Jul 9 #1

Psychiatrist Dr. Russel Razzaque attempts to explain. douglas9 Jul 9 #5

Now that has some teeth. Their fears have been stoked bc they resent women & non-whites encroaching on their privilege. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 9 #16

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Are you posting sarcasm? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 9 #8

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Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay. Do you like pizza? ms liberty Jul 9 #15

This movement comes from the south Henry203 Jul 9 #3

That doesn't help. It simply defers the explanation. You say they are "cruel, mean, & hateful" because they are cruel.nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 9 #7

That's what I like about certain DUers from the north: their endless moral superiority. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 #10

I have been in Atlanta Henry203 Jul 9 #12

Thanks for the family history. Point taken. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 #17

My grandfather was deported Henry203 Jul 9 #18

Yeah, that fruit tree did thrive in the southern parts of the country. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 #20

We just don't see that level of cruelty Henry203 Jul 9 #22

Lester Maddox made ax handles the centerpiece of his campaign. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 #21

I visited his store Henry203 Jul 9 #23

Fear and anger creon Jul 9 #4

You could have authority without cruelty or abuse. BadgerKid Jul 9 #6

Authoritarianism depends on a lack of empathy. tRump doesn't merely have a deficit: he has zero. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 9 #9

The title of John Dean's book was similar to an important book vanlassie Jul 9 #11

How many people, out of the whole of the population, do you think... Alice B. Jul 9 #19

One generally learns 50% of what they will ever learn cachukis Jul 9 #24

To paraphrase Michael Caine edhopper Jul 9 #14