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[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You can always rely on Alabama politicians to do the right thing after they've repeatedly made no effort to change racist behavior/norms and the Federal government forces them to comply.

I don't know whether to cry or laugh that this happens all the fucking time with them. I don't think they realize that there's no silent majority of racists behind their back, and that the actual majority of society sees them as racist dregs incapable of not being racist.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

They aren't doing the right thing though, the court is bypassing them to have a special master draw up a fair map instead.

[-] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There isn't a silent majority of racists behind them? What has changed since I visited the state 10 years ago?

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