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[–]hennaojisan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

I was born in NC. It's much more likely people from NC (Outside Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Greensboro and Charlotte) are Klan or knew someone who was, rather than being communists. Sounds like some operation on the federal level. Don't bunch up—spread out. Thanks

[–]thefadd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

I lived in Greensboro for 5 years and based on my personal interactions with the Communists and Klan members of NC, I sincerely doubt any of them let the feds in on shit.

[–]hennaojisan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

I am way out of touch with back there but had some fun in college at Greenville, the party school.

[–]thefadd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

It was pretty meh. I only knew people from Greenville, SC, ironically.

[–]hennaojisan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

Yeah, when we had concerts the group would go to Greenville, SC by mistake sometimes. Of course, NC is way more progressive than SC. 🙃

[–]thefadd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I worked at a bar there and of all the regulars, one was an admitted KKK member and one was a Tiger Woods fan. All the other guys made fun of each of them equally.

[–]hennaojisan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

That's good. Even back then I didn't think NC was a den of racism.

[–]thefadd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Don't get me wrong, I saw tons of open racism. But, yes, the Triad, the Triangle, and especially obviously Asheville certainly try their best to be "cosmopolitan." And then of course, there's Ocracoke.

But my all time favorite "racis" was my cube mate (different job) who listened to NPR all morning and told me n*** jokes all afternoon. I honestly can't tell you which was worse. Actually I can. I hate NPR but sometimes offensive jokes are funny, even if they are wrong. Eventually, he admitted he didn't really dislike black people and all his best jokes came from his black friends.

[–]hennaojisan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Tell me about Okracoke. I've been there many times and I remember my brother telling me that it was hit hard by Dorian. I think racism in the US is a media construct because I just don't see it when I'm there.

[–]thefadd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I haven't been in awhile. The NC Outer Banks will likely be devastated soon enough. They should barely be there now.

Racism in America is massively better than it used to be and it varies greatly by region. The fact is that America remains "The Grand Experiment." Even with all of the foreigners moving to Europe, America remains the one places where many races legitimately mix.

Sure there are a few morons but not even a quarter of people are even remotely legit racist. I know many people from many backgrounds and races and have for my entire life. It's massively overblown.