Fragrant_Butthole t1_iwejrc7 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 1:27 AM

If you're a MAGA hat wearer you'll fit right in. Seeing people fly Confederate flags off the back of lifted trucks blowing thick black smoke is not uncommon. It's getting better, but it's still pretty bad.

tonyisadork t1_iwg6euq wrote on November 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM

True. Bit if a Klan problem out there too.

RemarkableRadish5664 t1_iwf1n8b wrote on November 15, 2022 at 3:42 AM

Exactly what I was going to say. The people are overwhelmingly racist and big time trumpers. I wouldn’t move here again knowing what I know.

Luxin t1_iwgllic wrote on November 15, 2022 at 2:21 PM

The people are not overwhelmingly racist. You are clearly the prejudice one here, lumping in hundreds of thousands of people into your jaded view.

RemarkableRadish5664 t1_iwixxd1 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 11:41 PM

Lol. All you need to do is look at the voting records to see how backwards warren and Sussex county are. Bunch of confederate flag flying, trump loving racists. Doesn’t matter how nice they are to your face.

Fragrant_Butthole t1_iwj99g4 wrote on November 16, 2022 at 1:09 AM

Yea do you live here? I do. First off, there has been klan activity in Oxford photo documented as recently as 2003 where a group of them posed in front of the Oxford sign. If you follow the washington area community groups on Facebook you'll see examples of people who moved to the area and then were surprised that "my kid got called the N word while walking home from school".

Then there's the less direct, "acceptable" (to them) racism of people reposting things like Michelle Obama as a monkey, etc. For every 1 person that objects, 10 others stand up and call them karens for not being able to take a joke.

The prevailing attitude from the majority of the community is that unless you literallt have a POC hanging from a tree in your yard, you're "not racist", and that flying of Confederate flags /racist jokes / hazing of LGBTQ people is ok as this is all just freedumb of speech. And all the racists/homophobes react just like you did here when someone calls them out on problematic behavior.

It's not a progressive area and it's not a welcoming environment for POC, LGBTQ or anyone else who isn't straight, white and Christian. It's just not, and when people are looking to move here they should be warned so their families do not have to deal with unexpected/undisclosed behavior.

It's not about your feelings, ts about warning people and keeping them safe and informed.