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In reply to the discussion: What are other people's thoughts on leaving the US? [View all]cachukis
(2,745 posts)I converse with locals about fixing a tire rim, farming hay because the wells don't produce enough water for a beef herd.
Dairy farmers working with Co ops to keep us in cheese and yogurt.
Many of the people in rural America are desperate for understanding what really happens outside their world.
I've presented real documentation on climate change to deniers who were completely in the dark.
I've shown maps of states where abortion is impossible or extremely restricted. One woman told me she didn't believe the map. It was from Pew. The following day she said she had no idea that someone from Florida would have to drive a thousand miles if she could afford it.
Our country is filled with uninformed and misinformed citizens.
Bullet points and slogans are shallow.
Do we want to be a slogan world?
MAGA vs We're Not Going Back?
Right now MAGA is winning because it has been around for 10 years.
The people who voted for him are thrilled. They will stay so as long as they see it in their frame of reference.
Things change for people when the 2×4 knocks sense into them. Perhaps we can use a ruler and explain to them how following the rules is better in the long run.