46 Percent of Mississippi Republicans Want Interracial Marriage Banned

Well, there is more to this story than meets the eye. (As is with most all news reports and polling "results".)

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/08/46-percent-of-mississippi-republicans-want-interracial-marriage/

This was a poll done by telephone. Only 400 people were contacted. This means that 46% of those 400 people, or 184 people, allegedly are racist. That was the intent of the news report and the poll - to "prove" that Republicans are racists.

I don't think that 184 people speak for the entire Mississippi Republican membership.

The same poll was taken of NON-Republicans, but those finding were not released - so claimed the article. Why not?

Also, we are not told the exact nature of the questions that were asked. Were the questions leading ones? Like this one reported in the same report -

The "right side"? What does that mean? It HEAVILY implies a continued division. It REEKS of forcing someone to divide the nation in his or her mind still. And how is a Southern person supposed to answer that leading question? It's a stupid question meant to make a Southern person LOOK stupid no matter which answer they give. Questions like that can't be answered with a "yes" or "no".

Cynicism runs in my DNA and I would just like to hear the exact, verbatim questions, that was asked of these 184 people over the phone.

 

And that "slavery" includes the govt taxes which makes me a slave

Oh, if, and thats a big if, inter-racial marriage was outlawed, that would not necessary prohibit someone from voting.

In addition, I would like to have seen the gender racial, age and religious breakdown of those polled.

I believe a minister should have the right to refuse to marry an inter-racial or any inter-whatever couple that he deems inappropriate.

 

If you think that all the white people in the South who were fighting in the Civil War were fighting because they wanted to buy and sell black people then I can't help you with any genuine facts. I'll bet you aren't even aware of the huge volume of people who fought who didn't even own ONE slave.

If you think that my statement, "how is a Southerner supposed to answer that question" means that I am talking about slavery and whether it was right or not means that you must think I am an idiot.

I am not an idiot. I am not defending slavery. I wasn't even talking about it. I have no qualms about interracial marriages as it is not a sin nor an issue with me. I wasn't talking about RACE at all.

And yes, I do have a Southern heritage that includes mostly white people, but also Hispanic and black. I have a Southern heritage of hard-working agriculturalists. I have a Southern heritage of the good and the decent mixed in with the bad and the ugly.

It is what it is. And it's mine.

 

....and while I am hot under the collar and on a roll here, let me educate you on this. Yes, the North did want slavery abolished. But NOT for philanthropic reasons at all. The average white people of the North had no more compassion in their hearts for the welfare of black people than did the average white person in the South. There had been once been a long tradtion of slaves in the North, freed BLACKS who owned slaves, and the long standing tradtion of plantation owners in the South buying their slaves from slave trade ships from the North.

The former slaves did not flee in waves to the North and find meccas of racial harmony and peace. They did not find it. They were slaves in chains no more, but not the equal of a white person in ANY Northerner's eye.


Here's what Abraham Lincoln said about the black people that he "freed". He look upon them as racial inferiors - blamed the for the war - and wanted them OUT of the United States. How's that for Union love and compassion for the black man and black woman.

How is that the "right side"?

I told you - the question isn't that easy to answer.

 

and don't forget all those Yankees who owned slaves! And in case you forgot the Emaciation Proclamation only freed slaves in the South - the North was allowed to keep their slaves - Why - because Lincoln did not want to loose any political support.