In 2011, only 53% of Georgia Residents agree with the result of the Civil War

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Monday April 25, 2011 · 12:31 PM PDT

2011/04/25 · 12:31

...and the statistics only get worse when you explore the results of neighboring states in a recent Public Policy Polling covering three states. Georgia residents "approved" the win for the North at a 53% rate, North Carolina residents approving the results at 48%, and Mississippi came in at just 34% of its residents agreeing with the results of the war. Are we still really asking that question, in 2011? The survey results are here-- http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/...

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Sunday April 24, 2011 · 11:29 AM PDT

2011/04/24 · 11:29

As a response to my previous entry, comments named religion as the primary contributor to the republican stronghold of the South. Of particular interest is the hypocrisy produced between what is preached and what is truly practiced here. Take, for example, an old tradition coming alive in one Georgia county this week.

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Wednesday April 20, 2011 · 6:52 PM PDT

2011/04/20 · 18:52

As an introduction to my writing, I'd like to speak about a gap I see across the country, but which is most disregarded by it's own residents, I believe, in the south. The lack of focus in grassroot organizing by liberals in conjunction with the Democratic Parties of Georgia, of Alabama, of Kentucky, and of other red-labeled states have meant almost silencing progressive voices in these states. My northern friends watch the news and comment on the "crazy" policies now being passed in Georgia's legislature-- including the latest Arizona-like immigration bill-- but what's crazy to me is the abandonment, that as a party we've simply given up on true organization of liberals in the south. There is no apparent strategies matriculating down to volunteers in Georgia; it's as if the party messages that there's no need to try in 2012. I hope this ultimatley serves as a platform to engage the democratic party of Georgia into a much-needed focus on community organizing and outreach, and will do so by spending considerable time highlighting the pockets of activism that are flourishing in Georgia in support of progressive policy.

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