General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsB.Boomer Racist White Guys In Dixon, Ill. Still W/Trump On CBS News. Hate Librul Media.
Sickening to watch two boomer 50-60 something bigots blame the media for Trump. Still with Trump and think Trump being picked on that it is a witch hunt by Libruls (communists).
GeoWilliam750
(2,521 posts)Than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)It's literally where Reagan grew up, and they have banners of Reagan's face hanging from all the downtown (ha..."downtown" light poles. There's a hospital and a Walmart (to be fair, there's an Aldi next to the Walmart), and that's about it. Oh, and "Reagan's Boyhood Home," a museum. I'd say meth is a significant concern.
Outside of that, it's farmland and the usual rural operation for miles.
If you asked me, "Where should I go in Illinois to really assure myself of finding Trump diehards," I'd answer "Dixon" without a hesitation.
Chellee
(2,091 posts)if I have to drive through Illinois, detour around Dixon.
kysrsoze
(6,019 posts)There are some nice people in Central/Southern IL, but overall it is hillbilly country without the hills, and I have no intention of ever visiting again.
I say say the same thing about Indiana!
Orcrist
(73 posts)I've always said Route 30 is the true Mason-Dixon line in Illinois. And Dixon lies south of it.
Illinois is a blue state but it's blue because of Chicago and it's suburbs in the north. I have hunted in Southern Illinois and the people there (although nice to me because I was white) where the most racist people I have encountered in my life. And I grew up in . ALABAMA.