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Here's what I don't get... town is 85% black and only has 275 people.
That means a 234 to 41 split black to white. 5.7:1 ratio.
If those 41 people really are that racist and regressive, you haul them all out of their homes, tar and feather them, and ride them out of town on a rail.
https://youtu.be/SMFWqh6oHx0#t=1m20s
I suspect (based on nothing, really) that most white people in this country are not racist. It's the tiny pockets of diarrhea like this town that are disproportionately racist, and have disproportionate representation in national politics.
I wonder if WFH could change this, as liberal white people from places like California start moving to different states, and begin to turn them blue. Or maybe I'm being too optimistic?
Idk about moving state to state but I noticed people's definition of "reasonable commuting distance" got a little bigger durring covid. Like I'll do a longer drive if I'm doing it 2x a week instead of 5x. People that'd otherwise be in town or a blue suburb pushed a little farther into the exurbs.
I think a lot of people are racist tho so idk if that's helping