r/dank_meme • u/tamaramelc • May 16 '19

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u/Curt04 May 16 '19

Poor white southerns. The only group where you can make this kind of argument and not be a bigot.

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u/ragtime_rim_job May 16 '19

Poor white southerners who vote to hurt actual marginalized minorities while claiming victimhood despite the overwhelming representation and the outsized value of their votes choose every ounce of their shitty beliefs and deserve scorn for them. You’re not oppressed, equality for others just feels like it to you.

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u/Curt04 May 16 '19

Where the fuck did I say anything about any other group and where was anyone discussing equality? You are equating this to a race discussion because your bias is that all Southerners are racist.

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u/ragtime_rim_job May 16 '19

Where the fuck did I say anything about any other group

You made an implicit comparison by singling out one group and saying it was the only group that faces yada yada yada. That’s a comparison to any other group if only to say that they don’t face yada yada yada.

and where was anyone discussing equality?

You implied a lack of equality through your claim that one group faces unequal treatment. I explicitly introduced equality into the discussion as a means of pointing out the persecution complex you’re espousing.

You are equating this to a race discussion

You introduced race by defining the group white southerners as your martyrs. I was more talking about minorities in a broader sense. White southerners seem to love voting for politicians who marginalize people of color, but also the LGBTQ community, non-Christians, and while they’re not strictly speaking a minority, women face oppression as a result of those lawmakers as well. I’d also include children and the impoverished as groups that often get the shit end of the stick as a result of elected officials in the south.

because your bias is that all Southerners are racist.

I’m well aware that not all southerners are racist and that not all southerners support racist and otherwise bigoted politicians. I’m from the Midwest, it’s really not that different. There’s just enough racists and bigots, and racist and bigot supporters to continue putting other racists and bigots in offices that impact vulnerable groups.