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mathematic

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17. It makes no sense to people that think $ makes the world go round

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 08:54 PM

Jul 2019

I'm sure it's a great surprise to find that racial and religious animosity actually explains far more than class, wealth inequality, or poverty.

Turns out in all those decades where people were "voting against their interests" by voting for republicans that they weren't doing any such thing.

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The farmers still love Trump. Go figure. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 OP

Can I complain about farmers with my mouth full? jpak Jul 2019 #1

That's just pathetic. Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #2

Stubborn, digging in. FOOLS. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #3

These are my colleagues, friends, neighbors, MontanaFarmer Jul 2019 #9

Since he bribed them Timewas Jul 2019 #4

+! struggle4progress Jul 2019 #6

Billions of your tax dollars in subsidies ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #5

The common clay Mendocino Jul 2019 #7

money talks... stillcool Jul 2019 #8

Best move we can make is to eliminate ALL agricultural subsidies. roamer65 Jul 2019 #10

they hate the same people rurallib Jul 2019 #11

Wow they are either really stupid or really sucked into the cult. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #12

The fucking socialist pieces of shit are living off blue state money rufus dog Jul 2019 #13

the treatment of detained kids is making them happy JI7 Jul 2019 #14

Maybe they're racist pigs who love their hate more than their community. gtar100 Jul 2019 #15

That's true of many in 2naSalit Jul 2019 #20

Did all thier government aid checks clear? They have no problem with his ideology I guess lunasun Jul 2019 #16

It makes no sense to people that think $ makes the world go round mathematic Jul 2019 #17

The airwaves are saturated with wingnut radio in farm country; probably tv reception wingnut too diva77 Jul 2019 #18

That stubborn, despite personal cost, deep anger and hate. empedocles Jul 2019 #19