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Originally posted by Gattigap
Sidd, those who emigrated to other parts of America and remain poor undoubtedly have exported the relevant aspects of Southern culture. Sure, they may not speak the same, but clearly the retardation of Northern blacks' economic success is because of the inherent dependency of Southern culture. Get it?
Beyond its other flaws, the problem with this argument is that "Southern culture" is completely malleable. If its contours can be defined as the author wishes, I'm surprised that he stopped with handing it the yoke of economic repression for blacks and undereducated whites, and didn't extend it to the regrettable quality of today's prime-time programming.
Gattigap
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Nah, I think it's a pretty good theory. The South is fundamentally different, and southern culture permeated black people, completely replacing their native culture and making them, well, dumb and prone to be unsuccessful.
It's The Belle Curve.
