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In reply to the discussion: Is Regional Bias a Productive Pursuit for the Democratic Party? [View all]Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)17. It isn't productive, but it doesn't exist in a vacuum.
You're tired of hearing people shit on your state in these forums. Well, Northeasterners and West Coasters have been tired of people shitting on their states in the national news for the past, I dunno, forty or so years. You don't have to like it, or agree with it, but if you understand where these people are coming from you may be more successful in addressing their behavior.
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When I was just a mere young'un in the USAF, I was stationed in upstate NY.
BlackSkimmer
May 2023
#26
Sooo, to be sure I understand this...you folks are tired of the national news "shitting on you", so
BlackSkimmer
May 2023
#27
One of the things that might help with this problem is a return to the 50-state strategy...
keep_left
May 2023
#22