The Future of America from the Heart of Trump Country

[yallerdawg]

File under "It can't happen here."

[apcalc]

1. What is this about?

[yallerdawg]

3. Sorry. I short-circuited it.

Running of the Bids: Watch the Alabama pledge class sprint to their new sororities on Bid Day

Nearly 2,500 women made a dash from a parking deck to their new sororities during Alabama sorority recruitment Bid Day on Saturday.

Watch the women run, scream and celebrate on the University of Alabama campus.

http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/08/running_of_the_bids_watch_the.html#incart_river_index

[trof]

9. When I was at Alabama in the 50s and 60s it was called "Squeal Night".

On a Saturday, the young women who had gone out for rush (look it up) received their bids, notices that a particular sorority wanted them to pledge. Popular girls got several bids from different sororities.
That evening they'd walk down Sorority Row, en masse.
A girl would turn in at one of the sororities indicating she had chosen that one. All the members in the front yard and on the front porch would squeal with delight and welcome her.

[yallerdawg]

10. Still looks about the same, doesn't it?

Except for the clothing (or lack thereof), of course!

[trof]

11. My fraternity was known for their dark sense of humor.

We sent a dozen black roses to each sorority with a 'condolences' card.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Had to look that one up...

Having never attended a 4 year college, I didn't know what a bid day was.

But yes, the future is our kids, and especially young women. Great that so many are motivated to get an education and work to drive their own futures.

[jtuck004]

4. " work to drive their own futures." < With no black folks in sight. I suspect they are gonna get the

futures they deserve.

[yallerdawg]

6. The sororities promised to be more inclusive.

They just didn't notice?

[jtuck004]

15. There are people who are trying, but there are so many changes that need to be made.

And there really seems to be a large resurgence in the people who are proud of being mean. I think they are mostly just scared, or have no hope. Regardless, could be dangerous.

I saw it back in the 80s, as I recall, but this seems like a harsher update.

[groundloop]

17. The greek system is overwhelmingly white, with little incentive to change

There are just a handful of black fraternities and sororities. There's very little integration within the individual fraternities and sororities, which is very sad. Not much can be done about it either since they're private organizations.

At most schools, and especially at U of Alabama, the greek system wields a ton of power.

[IronLionZion]

5. The future is female, that we all understand.

But what does this have to with Trump? Are these young ladies running away from him to join Hillary?

Even if this is a Southern thing, I think Trump will lose a few southern states.

[yallerdawg]

7. "A Southern thing?"

Real Clear Politics Electoral Map

256 Clinton

154 Trump

128 Toss Up



http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_electoral_college_map.html

[IronLionZion]

8. we got a fighting chance in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina

and we'll win Virginia

[StevieM]

13. I still wish that Hillary had picked Vilsack for her running-mate. I knew that Iowa was going to be

harder to win than Virginia.

[GGoLeft]

12. Where the white women at?

One need not raise inquiries as to 'where the white women at' from this point hence.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

14. Wow, now that's a white crowd.

Rowwwwl... but still.

They don't seem to have a problem watching black men working in a field for no pay down there... a football field.

[Bucky]

16. Finally, a few Republicans who understand what it means to "make it a race"

[yallerdawg]

18. "Is that the way it ought to stay...?"