The original quote was from an attorney, who represents northern union workers. He was making an argument that the people he represents have skills that are not duplicated by the replacement workers that Beoing has hired in the south. He didn't argue his case very well. He is not a government official, or any kind of "spokesman for the north".
I agree with Subdjoe that Hollywood often depicts the south as backward.
I have a friend from Alabama with confederate ancestors.
He enjoyed the movie "Fargo".
He said that movie made fun of northerners' accents and quirks, which Hollywood had done to the south for years.
Then again the separatist attitude of some Southerners leads to Hollywood making fun of them.
I never made the claim that the bigoted attorney is any sort of official spokesman for the north or government official. Nice try at spin, Iron.
What I did point out that his attitude, that southerners are stupid and lazy, is pervasive in our society and has been pushed and accepted for over 150 years.
And again, if he had said that blacks were basically lazy and stupid there would be general outrage and protests about his bigotry.
"Separatist attitude?" Gee...I thought that "celebrating cultural diversity" was all the rage. Aren't we all supposed to be o, so tolerant, diverse, and inclusive now? Why is it that everyone else gets to "celebrate" their cultural differences, basically setting themselves aside - separating themselves - from everyone else, but it is wrong for southerners to do the same?
