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"However, I do take disagree with your characterization of those who voted for Helms, over and over again, as "ignorant." I don't think they were ignorant at all. I think those voters knew exactly what Helms stood for, in every detail, and I think they voted for him all those years precisely for that reason. They knew him well."
I lived in NC from 1975-1983, when he was at the heights of his power. NC is filled with vicious Southern racists, people who are ugly in their souls. Helms represented racists with racist statements. He was re-elected several times because he was a racist, and because small-town NC residents are mostly assholes.
Occasionally I have considered returning to NC to take jobs. I can never convince myself of doing that. There are a lot of ugly disgusting people in NC, and NC is much better than AL, MS, GA, and parts of FL. LA, TX, OK, AR and parts of TN also are filled with ugly people with ugly hearts.
