From: "Robert G Lewis" 


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> "Robert G Lewis"  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.
>>
>> 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.
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> 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 think you may be correct. Part generational carryover ,which will last
another generaltion or so , getting weaker with time and part related to
education, income or whatever they would call social economic factors
.

Amusing thing is during my years in PA I saw more Klan activity than I ever
saw in the south ( Central PA )

> 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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I would think that summer outside drinking would be more limited here (
other than at the lake or river ) Too damn hot to eat outside .

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