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empedocles

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19. That stubborn, despite personal cost, deep anger and hate.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 08:59 PM

Jul 2019

Several years ago, on an unrelated search, I read Southern Civil War newspaper accounts at different stages of the war. There was a certain, quiet, unyielding, quiet, stubborn, and somewhat nasty sense towards the end, - the trump 20% reminds of those readings.

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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