I grew up in Alabama, a land of liars.
Alabama is full of church people. They told me racism is bad. They told me sexism is bad. They told me that all people are created equal by a God who loves everyone.
They didn’t believe any of that. They are racist. They are sexist. They are heavily invested in maintaining class hierarchy. But they did, before this year, believe in propriety. They believed in pretending to be nice. In “Southern Hospitality,” that mythical practice that really just dictates that you should only insult people behind their backs. They voted for Donald Trump on Tuesday.