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This is nonsense. I lived in Vicksburg throughout my formative years and yes it has its fair share of rednecks but it's also go more diversity than most places

This is nonsense. I lived in Vicksburg throughout my formative years and yes it has its fair share of rednecks but it's also go more diversity than most places in the US, e.g. Austin, TX. Yes, there is a poor standard of living in many areas, but there's also an amazingly rich cultural history (not just for whites). The problem is you are choosing to view an entire state strictly through the lens of politics when there are different groups, viewpoints, and communities to be a part of outside of the "conservative" ones you despise. You come across as the privileged one tbh in that you can afford to leave and move on to better opportunities in different regions. Many of the poorest people in the nation live in MS and they could use our help rather than our condemnations.

ubermonkey 4y ago
>got more diversity than most places in the US, e.g. Austin, TX. You have a weird measure of diversity; I suspect what you really mean is "nonwhite people," but that's not a very good metric on its own. Per census.gov, Vicksburg and Austin are about equivalent in terms of racial demographic split. Vicksburg is about 2/3 black and 1/3 white, with little else in the mix. Austin is about 2/3 white and 1/3 hispanic, with little else in the mix. Where I live -- Houston -- puts both to shame in terms of demographic mix. There is nowhere in Mississippi that approaches the makeup of a city like Houston. I left on the strength of scholarships, so yeah, privilege in some ways, but probably not the way you meant. I stand by my assessment of Mississippi. Does that mean there aren't pocket communities that are tolerant and progressive? Obviously not. But you have only to look at the fortunes of the state itself to see how little power those pockets have. Does Jackson have drinkable water yet? >Many of the poorest people in the nation live in MS and they could use our help rather than our condemnations. This part is true, but other than voting for Federal policies that constrain rogue, reactionary state governments there's little one can do. The Trumpist majority controls the Magnolia state, and is likely to keep doing so. I was unwilling to live my life under such conditions.

ubermonkey 4y ago

>got more diversity than most places in the US, e.g. Austin, TX. You have a weird measure of diversity; I suspect what you really mean is "nonwhite people," but that's not a very good metric on its own. Per census.gov, Vicksburg and Austin are about equivalent in terms of racial demographic split. Vicksburg is about 2/3 black and 1/3 white, with little else in the mix. Austin is about 2/3 white and 1/3 hispanic, with little else in the mix. Where I live -- Houston -- puts both to shame in terms of demographic mix. There is nowhere in Mississippi that approaches the makeup of a city like Houston. I left on the strength of scholarships, so yeah, privilege in some ways, but probably not the way you meant. I stand by my assessment of Mississippi. Does that mean there aren't pocket communities that are tolerant and progressive? Obviously not. But you have only to look at the fortunes of the state itself to see how little power those pockets have. Does Jackson have drinkable water yet? >Many of the poorest people in the nation live in MS and they could use our help rather than our condemnations. This part is true, but other than voting for Federal policies that constrain rogue, reactionary state governments there's little one can do. The Trumpist majority controls the Magnolia state, and is likely to keep doing so. I was unwilling to live my life under such conditions.