From: "Mark" 


"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>> "Monte Davis"  wrote in message
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>>> "Mark"  wrote:
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>>>>I think the vast majority of us are way past all this racist stuff
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>>> I think some of us never got it.
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>> I agree fully. They play it up entirely too much in the media and most of
>> us, black, white, orange, green, scratch our heads, look at each other
>> and wonder what the hell they're talking about and why.
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> Come on down south and you'll get a better feel.
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> Seriously its a lot different in Alabama than Eastern PA and I would
> imagine New Jersey. Its better than 20 years ago but there is still some
> racism here under the surface.I do wonder how much is pure old fashion
> racism and how much is economic / educational based.

It makes sense that it would still be more prevalent in the south, but I
wonder if it may be more a generational carryover with a thin veneer vs.
deep roots at this point?

I forget now where I read it, but there was an article/entry about the
differences in social norms in various areas. The example used was the
long-term ban on alcohol by the drink in the Carolinas that resulted in
dinner parties at peoples homes rather socializing outside -- a preference
that continues today, in comparison to the rest of the country, even years
after the law was dropped. 

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