• Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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    If i had to guess Remnants of racisim from the civil war. This became their identity and it makes them feel welcomed and normal.

    Keep in mind this is not a southern problem. Ppl with confederate flags are all over the country. I remember a conversation with a colleague where he heard old ppl cursing Lincoln in a Walmart at 7 am. Another told me he sees rebel flags all over rural areas regularly. None of these ppl work fromer rebel states.

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      Oh, I know why it’s so bad down here. I was just sort of wondering why places like Italy and Germany (and some others too, I forget tho) also have folks that are more rightwing, poorer, and less educated than those up north.

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        Oh probably cause they accept them for who they are. Like convince someone down on their luck or has a flaw its not their fault they are normal but someone else fault and you get them on your side. I see with with father, my FIL and brother.

        My father could not be any better than he was because he was barely smarter than a Labrador. He did nothing to improve/save himself and demanded forgiveness for his faults. So he went ring wing cause they blamed someone he wasn’t for being stuck in world.

        FiL is make it big man. 10 failed businesses and 4 marriages later, its not him its God testing his faith like Job in bible. Also right wing.

        My brother insanely intelligent like lex luthor. learns things I struggled undertsand with ease. But lacks persistence and motivation when hitting a road block. So he fails at everything. Also right wing with all of his other failed to launch friends.

        Its a tragedy that humans unable see a way out are pulled down by other crabs in a bucket and become stuck in a cycle.