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> I'm not sure why anyone should expect the South to escape criticism for defining itself on racialized chattel slavery;

North had "racialized chattel slavery" as well.

> having Jim Crow, lynching, etc.;

The rest of the country had lynchings, race riots, discrimination as well.

> continuing into the modern day to wish to rename things in favor of treasonous Confederates;

"Treasonous". They certainly weren't treated like traitors after the civil war ended.

> being literal economic deadweight that benefits from an influx of tax dollars from Blue states (Yankee states, and "Left Coast" )

Can't complain when they weren't allowed to leave...

> even while voting against "s0cIALism" and constantly denigrating Yankee and Left Coast cities and states.

What?



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