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"deracinated" ? I wish there was a remote uninhabited island somewhere that neanderthals like this guy could move to.
White nationalists aim to take over tiny North Dakota town
(CNN) -- The words "welcome to Leith" are etched on two wooden boards, nailed to a pair of poles stuck in the grassy North Dakota prairie. With wildflowers immediately to the front, a dirt road yards away and a few stray buildings and trees in the distance, the sign seems appropriately simple for the tiny town.
Yet in the last few weeks, Leith has become anything but simple.
Paul Craig Cobb wants to transform the town 70 miles southwest of Bismarck into a community that mirrors his white supremacist views. He did so quietly at first, asking residents whether their land was for sale. But recent reports from The New York Times and the Southern Poverty Law Center exposed his mission and turned it into a national story.
In an interview with The New York Times, Cobb said he hoped his plans in Leith would "excite" white people and "give them confidence because we're being deracinated in our own country."
More with video, if you can stomach it: http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/07/us/north-dakota-white-only-town/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)This stopped being news a while ago.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)They've threatened that if he attempts to wage some sort of race war for control of the town...the last act of the town council will be to disincorporate...he can't take control of a town that doesn't exist, he and his friends can't elect a town council for a town that doesn't exist. They can't pass laws for a town that doesn't exist and they can't reincorporate.
onethatcares
(16,172 posts)pretty much describes the intelligence of anyone that would live there.
But seriously, my first thoughts were about that Eastwood movie where he had the town painted red and "welcome to hell" painted on the same type of sign.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)The people of this town sound like good people I would be proud to call my neighbors. I am not so sure about you. See... I live in a small village on the prairie too. Your superior intelligence is not informing your humanity.
onethatcares
(16,172 posts)but my comments were directed at the idiots that want a white supremacist city.
I'm sorry you took them wrong, or perhaps I did not phrase them correctly.
DiverDave
(4,886 posts)In 10,000 years humans will be BROWN!
Well, maybe we should tell him...
DiverDave
(4,886 posts)I cant watch it right now, my son fell asleep on the couch...
I read a sci-fi story that had the human race as a blend of all races.
Thought that was a true statement...
riqster
(13,986 posts)I also recommend his riff on the difference between how white kids and Indian kids are disciplined. Good stuff.
DiverDave
(4,886 posts)in this years spelling bee...great kids (him and his brother) and sooo smart.