Yeah I know. A lot of “we want to be hyper-authoritarian bigots but the constitution won’t let us! We’re still gonna officially brag about how awful we are, though” state proclamations going around, have been basically forever.
Still doesn’t mean that Mississippi isn’t the worst hellhole of them.
Isn’t Mississippi still one of the few states with an unenforceable (and symbolic) pro-slavery law on the books too?
They’re a special kind of asshole in that state.
Cue Phil Ochs’ take on the state…
Great song! If you combine this, Mississippi Goddam and the movie Idiocracy, you have an almost exact picture of Mississippi today.
I’ll always uplemm a Phil ochs video!
Actually pretty sure that penal slavery is still the law of the land in all or almost all of the states.
Wouldn’t put it past Mississippi to officially endorse the much worse and extremely illegal chattel slavery, though. It’s just something they’d do.
Lots of states have unenforceable laws still on the books for reasons of symbolism, particularly with regard to sodomy and gay people.
Yeah I know. A lot of “we want to be hyper-authoritarian bigots but the constitution won’t let us! We’re still gonna officially brag about how awful we are, though” state proclamations going around, have been basically forever.
Still doesn’t mean that Mississippi isn’t the worst hellhole of them.