10 Worst States to Retire In (AARP)

[N2RJ]

That's a stupid question. You know how she got elected because you cowtow to the same people that she does.
Is THAT the answer you wanted? You know it's true. She's pushing their agenda, said all the right things, had the right people, Sarah Palin talk nice about her and the fact that she has Indian background and is a woman makes her a useful tool in the GOP agenda.

BTW, I know you're not black. I've seen pictures of you or your evil twin of the same name traced back to the India/Pakistan area. You are however missing the point, you would be called a racial slur in Texas, likely to your face. The difference is that in SC, until the last couple of years that is, people did that kind of thing behind your back. Now with the Radicals taking over the GOP, it's back to the open racism of the past unless of course you can be a useful tool.
Sure, some people will treat you with respect. They're not the ones you have to worry about.

I have been called racial slurs in New York too. I had a guy spit on my car and tell me that he doesn't like fucking rag heads. Racism is everywhere.

What you are saying is that the South is bad because there are racist people who live there. You're saying that the GOP is bad because a few people said racist things. The NE doesn't seem all that better either, and I think that enduring a little racism isn't bad if it means I'll live a more comfortable life and not drain away my retirement funds down the tax hole.

[NQ6U]

Just curious, Ryan: how much time have you spent in Texas?

[N2RJ]

Just curious, Ryan: how much time have you spent in Texas?

I've been to DFW off and on for work, a week at a time. I've been to Nashville, TN too.

[NQ6U]

I've been to DFW off and on for work, a week at a time. I've been to Nashville, TN too.

I've spent a lot of time in Texas; DFW isn't very much like the rest of the state. Get out of the big city and into the countryside and see if you still hold the place in as high esteem.

[KC2UGV]

I've been to DFW off and on for work, a week at a time. I've been to Nashville, TN too.

Definitely a better source of opinion than a person who has lived there for an extended period of time.

Hell, I can now offer solid opinions on Detroit, Chicago, NYC, and Knoxville. Never lived in any of those places, but I've been to each for at least a week stretch each.

[KG4CGC]

I have been called racial slurs in New York too <snip> and I think that enduring a little racism isn't bad if it means I'll live a more comfortable life and not drain away my retirement funds down the tax hole.

That is the most fucked up thing I have ever seen you write on this board. Seriously. That is fucked up.
I'd like to think that you are just trolling but now I have to rethink your position.
No person in the United States should EVER have to endure any kind of racism whatsoever.

[KC2UGV]

That is the most fucked up thing I have ever seen you write on this board. Seriously. That is fucked up.
I'd like to think that you are just trolling but now I have to rethink your position.
No person in the United States should EVER have to endure any kind of racism whatsoever.

Just put it into perspective: He only cares about HIM, and nothing else. Maybe his family, but that's to be seen, since he cares more about money than his family being subjected to "a little racism".

[N2RJ]

I've spent a lot of time in Texas; DFW isn't very much like the rest of the state. Get out of the big city and into the countryside and see if you still hold the place in as high esteem.

Well, I don't live in every square inch of New Jersey either, now do I? I doubt I'd be comfortable in the pine barrens, for example.

[N2RJ]

That is the most fucked up thing I have ever seen you write on this board. Seriously. That is fucked up.
I'd like to think that you are just trolling but now I have to rethink your position.
No person in the United States should EVER have to endure any kind of racism whatsoever.

In a perfect world there is no racism. But reality is that some people are racist.

So what do you do? Do you just stay out of their way and let them have their little racist utopia, or do you ignore them, go wherever you please (legally) and carry on with life, enjoy your life, and make them more pissed off?

Let me ask you, why do you continue to live in SC when you've been called a N-word? Won't you feel more at home in somewhere more tolerant like New York City?

[KG4CGC]

Racists aren't tough. They're scared. Ignoring them emboldens them. Raising their ire gathers the posse together. You talk to them and engage them in thinking. There is more that I do but I'm not giving that away.

I live here because I live here. I don't run away from assholes.

This country has fought for Civil Rights and Equality. Just because people are racist should not diminish that. I'm not going to tolerate it because I know it starts out from ignorance of others, taught by others. Like the baby singing about homos in church. Racism is also political because it is a wedge tool. Simply accepting racism is tacit approval. Going beyond that and accepting those into your party who promote it is a surefire path to self detonation of that party.

If you're tolerating it, you're moving backwards and things will stay the same and even get worse.