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Hey, thanks, Tony. Truthfully, I've experienced as much racism in big cities as I have out in the country. But in my experience, most folks keep their racism as private as their sex lives. (Danke!) I ...

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Hey, thanks, Tony. Truthfully, I've experienced as much racism in big cities as I have out in the country. But in my experience, most folks keep their racism as private as their sex lives. (Danke!) I know how to deal with those that don't. Over half the population here is employed by the military, and that's a diverse bunch. The biggest civilian employers are in health and education, also diverse. Many East Indian and Chinese shopkeepers along the main strip. Native-born white folks are still the majority here, but there are juust enough folks of Asian, African, Caribbean and Latin-American descent to keep the Obama jokes and welfare gripes down to a mutter. (Oh, yes, I've heard them.) I'm more worried about the alligators in Macon. Atlanta is great. I hope to give an unusual take on that city for Capital in the near future.

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 11:22am

 
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A reverse migration from post-crack New York, revealing that the sky in Warner Robins looks impossibly blue

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WARNER ROBINS, Ga.—"This was just before Obama got elected. I was taking my youngest one to daycare one morning. We lived in Cartersville, Barstow County. It's predominantly white. This guy would every day hold the door for me. He was white. We'd have a conversation: 'How you doing,' 'Good morning,' the weather or something. And the day that Obama got elected, that next morning, we ran into each other again. He was coming in as I was coming in. He was in front of me. That man opened the door, made sure his son got in the door, and closed it. Right in my face. More

Posted on February 2nd, 2012 8:12am

 
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