Good article on the South and their political influence in America: history for those of us not familiar with the South.

[applegrove]

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This is a great read, especially for those of us who didn't grow up in the South.
www.thebulwark.com/p/liberal-de...

— Rich Nicoloff - Candidate for SC House District 17 (@5off.bsky.social) 2026-05-10T19:31:29.913Z

[misanthrope]

1. This is brilliant

As noted in the body of the piece, historians and political scientists have tried to make the rest of the nation aware of this for a very, very long time.

[J_William_Ryan]

2. And the South's long history of

racism, segregation, patrimonialism, and terrorism as sponsored by the state has been invigorated and renewed the benefit of a conservative Supreme Court hostile to the liberal values of pluralism and protection of minority rights,

Racist Republican-controlled Southern states are at liberty to disenfranchise minority voters and deny voters of color national representation.

[applegrove]

4. Yes it left out the violence all those politics did (do) to the people in the South and now the North.

[Iggo]

3. The Confederacy.