r/nottheonion • u/thieh • 5d ago

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement

https://apnews.com/article/newbern-alabama-first-black-mayor-settlement-6a158105e703b8fe462afeb6b16a6a2c
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u/WeAreLivinTheLife 5d ago

"Newbern, a tiny town of 133 people about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Selma, has a mayor-council government but has not held elections for six decades. Instead, town officials were “hand-me-down” positions with the mayor appointing a successor and the successor appointing council members, according to the lawsuit filed by Braxton and others. That practice resulted in an overwhelmingly white government in a town where Black residents outnumber white residents by a 2-1 margin."

"South Africa" much, Newbern?

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u/daddyjohns 5d ago

Bless your heart, you think alabama was ever better than south africa?

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u/Aidian 4d ago

Of course it was, you’re blatantly misrepresenting Alabama’s history.

You’re right following 1702 or so, but before that…

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u/daddyjohns 4d ago

I beg your pardon. I was born and raised and escaped from Alabama. I'm brutally honest about the culture and lifestyle. 

Peoples like yourself, they don't like when i say the quiet parts out loud.

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u/Aidian 4d ago

Hey, I think we got crossed wires here.

My joke was that Alabama was discovered by Europeans in 1699 and initially settled in 1702, so everything before that was better and everything after that has been varying levels of bad.

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u/Dchella 4d ago

Did you escape from South Africa too? Otherwise that comparison is still as stupid.

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u/daddyjohns 4d ago

I don't believe arguing about whether south africa or alabama is more racist beneficial to mankind. Have a nice day.

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u/WateronRocks 4d ago

Then why was that exactly what your first and subsequent comments were doing? Lmao

Bless your heart, you think alabama was ever better than south africa? 

This is you. Genius.

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u/daddyjohns 4d ago

You were too tiresome to continue to bother with.

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u/WateronRocks 4d ago

Ha you think I'm the same person.

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u/SphericalBastard 4d ago

Ladies and gentlemen, behold the fruit of Alabama's education system