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GusBob

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60. Dont get sick, dont break down, dont get lost

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 09:12 PM

Jul 2019

Dont smile

Treat every single person you meet with hostility like they are your sworn enemy

Treat their so-called intolerence with the one you own

Good luck!

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How do I visit a red state without contributing financially to their intolerance? [View all] Demovictory9 Jul 2019 OP

Does the state have sales tax? If so you either pay or don't go. Takket Jul 2019 #1

Bring a bunch of trash with you to dispose of. It's probably a dump anyway. TheBlackAdder Jul 2019 #51

Wow SouthernIrish Jul 2019 #62

Thank you mcar Jul 2019 #83

Thank you customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #98

Amen to that. Nt raccoon Jul 2019 #106

Wow, really? Tipperary Jul 2019 #68

Nobody better bring TRASH Texasgal Jul 2019 #74

How trumpesque of you Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #75

Many major cities in Red States are blue. pwb Jul 2019 #2

That's the answer. Corgigal Jul 2019 #26

The sales tax goes to the state. former9thward Jul 2019 #32

Sales taxes vary from county to county as do gasoline taxes yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #66

And towns/cities that host large researh universities. salin Jul 2019 #94

Spend no money once you cross the border into the Red State.... magicarpet Jul 2019 #3

Don't go to places that welcome guns, fly confederate or Gadsden flags, are in counties that voted Hoyt Jul 2019 #4

I follow that guideline in non-red states as well Retrograde Jul 2019 #93

Go to a blue city. nycbos Jul 2019 #5

and patronize establishments that support "Blue" values DBoon Jul 2019 #22

thanks for the info Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #56

DON'T STOP CDerekGo Jul 2019 #6

thanks. My state doesn't allow public ee travel to 10 red states now. No $$ allowed to be spent Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #53

Nashville is blue in spite of the fact that TN is red redstateblues Jul 2019 #7

Very very blue indeed! I lived there for 15 years yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #69

We deliberately stayed on the PN/WV side of the Ohio River Hortensis Jul 2019 #8

You don't SoCalNative Jul 2019 #9

Virginia is Bluer than Ohio or Indiana! GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #44

As usual you bring pinpoint logic to the issue. Blue_true Jul 2019 #49

Why, thank you for the compliment. It means a lot. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #52

Citrus County here mcar Jul 2019 #84

a few months ago, the big story was businesses thinking of pulling out of anti-abortion states Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #58

The way to reverse those states is to startup business in them. Blue_true Jul 2019 #61

Maybe because no DU member did an OP about avoiding them? GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #89

It's not the sixties anymore DashOneBravo Jul 2019 #111

Many of the biggest tourist draws in Florida are in Blue cities or counties. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #10

We have to pass through Utah Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #11

I was rather surprised to learn that Salt Lake City, despite being the home of Mormonism, Aristus Jul 2019 #16

It's also the least Mormon part of the state. nt pnwmom Jul 2019 #17

Have to include Moab and the Mega Reservation to the South. Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #24

Yes, there are a sizable number of Catholics who live there customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #99

Within the City of Salt Lake,yes. Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #23

Salt Lake City is a very blue city. Blue_true Jul 2019 #50

Sorry,that ain't going to happen Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #54

Boise has been trending blue Zambero Jul 2019 #104

This is not an advertisement, it is a question that I have had. Blue_true Jul 2019 #110

Sorry, but I'm not familiar with them Zambero Jul 2019 #112

You might consider patronizing Navajo-owned establishments in Utah Tanuki Jul 2019 #63

We do. Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #82

When we traveled through Utah, Dan Jul 2019 #96

You will sse those signs along Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #100

Thanks for the insight, Dan Jul 2019 #101

Where are you planning to visit? Tipperary Jul 2019 #12

How do I respond to a post SCantiGOP Jul 2019 #13

How,exactly, does one go about financially supporting intolerance? GusBob Jul 2019 #21

Thank you. trev Jul 2019 #30

Lexington and Louisville are both blue! But Knob Creek! GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #67

Thank you Pacifist Patriot Jul 2019 #33

Thank you. Tipperary Jul 2019 #71

I got to go to one too in a few months to visit relatives dustyscamp Jul 2019 #14

Come here. greymattermom Jul 2019 #19

I'm heading to West Virginia dustyscamp Jul 2019 #25

been to Atlanta, it's very blue Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #57

Honestly, if that is something that weighs so heavily on your mind that you posted here to ask Jake Stern Jul 2019 #15

Just go to a city. greymattermom Jul 2019 #18

How about: not associating a State and all its people with its Government? brooklynite Jul 2019 #20

the state of California has done so... sorry to let you know. Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #55

No one can tell you where to visit on your own time. Tipperary Jul 2019 #73

Pack everything...I mean everything. Doreen Jul 2019 #27

I live in KY, just over the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Stonepounder Jul 2019 #28

Thank you. I live in much the same circumstances in deep red Arkansas Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #40

Love Northwest Arkansas. Jake Stern Jul 2019 #45

Purchase tolerance offsets by donating to democratic candidates in those states jberryhill Jul 2019 #29

My FL county is Ruby red mcar Jul 2019 #31

Manatees make it all worthwhile! n/t MuseRider Jul 2019 #38

Manatees are the best mcar Jul 2019 #39

Cities even in red states are often majority Democrat- dawg day Jul 2019 #34

You got the food right! And the idea of who to support! GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #46

When I was in college at UF, the top grossing restaurant in town was a soul food place Blue_true Jul 2019 #59

Never had pigtails! Now on my list. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #64

That would be an excellant.. Maxheader Jul 2019 #35

I am glad Martin Luther King did not have your attitude. former9thward Jul 2019 #36

Drive right through it In It to Win It Jul 2019 #37

Stay home. MicaelS Jul 2019 #41

Go to their civil rights museums. roody Jul 2019 #42

thanks Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #65

Oh please. First, you support red states all the time. Second nolabear Jul 2019 #43

Right! But at least it might make it easier to get a seat, GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #47

What is the reason for your visit? Blue_true Jul 2019 #48

Dont get sick, dont break down, dont get lost GusBob Jul 2019 #60

Very well played! Tipperary Jul 2019 #77

Some people live by The Golden Rule. lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #88

Remember - not everyone in a red state is a Republican Generic Brad Jul 2019 #70

Visit Blue Cities! Texasgal Jul 2019 #72

good to hear Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #86

Stay in National Parks not State or City Parks SHRED Jul 2019 #76

i know what you mean! I storm chased with a group of people for 10 Years.. samnsara Jul 2019 #78

Gas up and purchase your food and drinks before you hit the state line. democratisphere Jul 2019 #79

Contact the local County party in the places you will visit yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #80

In Fort Worth I recommend bluecollar2 Jul 2019 #102

Don't assume everyone in that red state is intolerant still_one Jul 2019 #81

I don't. I'm thinking more on the governmental level. Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #92

Stick to Blue establishments in Blue areas JCMach1 Jul 2019 #85

I'm in Louisiana for a week right now. Croney Jul 2019 #87

I hear ya. Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #91

Maybe they're Wiccans, wishing you Retrograde Jul 2019 #95

I have heard that saying also. Why in the world would it bother you? Tipperary Jul 2019 #109

Hating a common phrase, and being offended by it, are different things. Croney Jul 2019 #117

You would get in a battle about someone being polite? GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #113

Good grief, read my post again. Croney Jul 2019 #116

You can't DashOneBravo Jul 2019 #90

Sometimes it's just not feasible. Golden Raisin Jul 2019 #97

true Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #119

I grew up in TN and lived in the south until I was an adult. Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #103

Unfortunately, if you're in a blue state your Federal tax dollars are probably flowing to red states pnwmom Jul 2019 #105

which makes it amazing that rightwingers trash NY/California and other blue states Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #118

Not amazing. Just ignorant of the facts, which is in keeping with a lot pnwmom Jul 2019 #120

You Really can't. even just going to blue cities and democratic businesses will Benefit the state as JI7 Jul 2019 #107

Don't go Meowmee Jul 2019 #108

Don't. Save people in those states (like ones here on DU) your insufferable EllieBC Jul 2019 #114

Forget about the politics and enjoy your trip Renew Deal Jul 2019 #115

do most of your spending in its biggest city treestar Jul 2019 #121