Why I don't like Mississippi (Tupelo, Corinth: houses, gated, quality of life)

[Swordfish]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

Mind if I chime in?

"It comes from a 'no one is going to tell me I can't litter' mentality, probably fostered from a 'rebel' mentality".

BINGO! You hit it my friend..

You can add this line too;

"It comes from a 'no one is going to tell me to go to school' mentality, probably fostered from a 'rebel' mentality"

[Swordfish]

The disaster in the Deep South can be attributed to the British. I say this because I suspect British agents where involved in trying to break up the American Union.

After the new union achieved its independence, its former colonial ruler Britain was humiliated and frustrated, especially in front of France and Spain. The goodies, e.g., taxes and crops, the British expected to get easily from its colony where stopped instantly. So as the US grew and as time passed, they helped architect the formation of the confederate states. They hoped to sap into resources like crops in the near future, yet again.

Well, the British where defeated yet again in this proxy war, mainly due to the US navy blockade of the South. And most of its wealthy plantation owners abandoned there colonial style homes and returned to Britain.

Hence so many British Colonial style mansions in the South.

We must educate the rebel types out there this simple history, and ask them to pull there heads out of there rectums, wash themselves, get over it and move on.

[Desert kid]

Originally Posted by Swordfish

The disaster in the Deep South can be attributed to the British. I say this because I suspect British agents where involved in trying to break up the American Union.

After the new union achieved its independence, its former colonial ruler Britain was humiliated and frustrated, especially in front of France and Spain. The goodies, e.g., taxes and crops, the British expected to get easily from its colony where stopped instantly. So as the US grew and as time passed, they helped architect the formation of the confederate states. They hoped to sap into resources like crops in the near future, yet again.

Well, the British where defeated yet again in this proxy war, mainly due to the US navy blockade of the South. And most of its wealthy plantation owners abandoned there colonial style homes and returned to Britain.

Hence so many British Colonial style mansions in the South.

We must educate the rebel types out there this simple history, and ask them to pull there heads out of there rectums, wash themselves, get over it and move on.

Wait what? Southern Planters were British Agents? Last I checked alot of the old Plantation mansions down are inspired off old Greek and Italian plantations.

Look at some of the Confederate leaders, those like Davis and Lee saw themselves as the continuation of the American Revolution, would the British really appreciate that?

Please, please back up what you said, I strongly doubt the Deep South was a British Agent.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Swordfish

BINGO! You hit it my friend..

You can add this line too;

"It comes from a 'no one is going to tell me to go to school' mentality, probably fostered from a 'rebel' mentality"

The "rebel" mentality, well, I see it alot of the Deep South. I see in the history of the state. Part of why the Civil War happened.

[Swordfish]

Originally Posted by Desert kid

Wait what? Southern Planters were British Agents? Last I checked alot of the old Plantation mansions down are inspired off old Greek and Italian plantations.

Look at some of the Confederate leaders, those like Davis and Lee saw themselves as the continuation of the American Revolution, would the British really appreciate that?

Please, please back up what you said, I strongly doubt the Deep South was a British Agent.

I didn’t say every “Planter” or anyone else from the South before or during war times was an agent of the British. But I do believe J. Davis was an agent of the British however!

[Desert kid]

Originally Posted by Swordfish

I didn’t say every “Planter” or anyone else from the South before or during war times was an agent of the British. But I do believe J. Davis was an agent of the British however!

The only thing Davis was supposedly involved with IIRC was the "Knights of the Golden Circle" which was a Freemason like society that stood for the continuation of Southern interests and the South in general.

Doesn't sound like anything British to me, "behind closed doors politics Southern-style" sure, but not some British agent.

[Swordfish]

Originally Posted by Desert kid

The only thing Davis was supposedly involved with IIRC was the "Knights of the Golden Circle" which was a Freemason like society that stood for the continuation of Southern interests and the South in general.

Doesn't sound like anything British to me, "behind closed doors politics Southern-style" sure, but not some British agent.

Do you even know what a knight is or where that title originated from?

[Desert kid]

Originally Posted by Swordfish

Do you even know what a knight is or where that name originated from?

A "Knight" was something of honor throughout Europe, it wasn't exactly Britain centric. But the KGC originated in Cincinatti, Ohio before the Mexican-American War.

[rnc76]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

He notices a big difference. He noticed it big time in early January during a snowstorm. The city of Atlanta pretty much shut down because no one could handle the snow. The "let it melt" mentality, I think it comes from not wanting to spend the money. My father thought, "why not just prepare enough money in the budget for snow removal for a week, or call in salt trucks from Ohio to come in for a day".

Because generally it melts within a day, by the time trucks got there it wouldn't be an issue. The once every 5-10-20 years a really big storm happens like we had a few weeks ago, it really just makes more sense for everyone to stay home for a couple days until things get sorted out. Additionally, don't you think that salt trucks in Ohio are probably being used in January? Those big storms hit a huge swath of area. There is a good chance that if Georgia has snow, Ohio does too. IMO it is rare enough that it doesn't warrant a heavy investment of resources.

[Swordfish]

Originally Posted by Desert kid

A "Knight" was something of honor throughout Europe, it wasn't exactly Britain centric. But the KGC originated in Cincinatti, Ohio before the Mexican-American War.

Well, with all the garbage you mention, nonetheless this hasn't amounted to anything but failure, yet again, for the Deep South.