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[–] Forbin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

First off, the South would be a Third World nation. Even without slavery, the economy remained agrarian well into the 20th Century largely not participating in the industrial revolution. Also, the US Federal Government heavily invested in the South during the Depression. If it were not for Roosevelt's initiatives (e.g. CCC & TVA), the South would not have ubiquitous access to electricity nor would it have much technical infrastructure (like roads, highways, interstates, telephone lines, etc.). Let that sink in a bit because this isn't conjecture...the only reason the South ever got electricity delivered to homes and businesses was because the US Federal Government stepped in because the private sector would not, and built it themselves.

As a Southerner, it infuriates me when I hear locals talking about their hatred of Democrats, the Federal Government, and the evils of socialism. For fucks sake, if it weren't for those things I guar-an-damn-tee you that Dixie would be 100X worse than Mississippi is today (and Mississippi is about the poorest, stupidest, most racist state in the South).