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druidity33

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40. And yet for the most part...

Reply to whathehell (Reply #37)

Mon Jun 19, 2023, 06:04 AM

Jun 2023

they can't put a bumper sticker on their car or wear a t-shirt without fear of being assaulted. I have a friend who is flamboyant in his gayness. It's who he is. He refuses to visit his brother in Alabama. Apparently he has been beaten and left for dead before... twice.

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Every. Damn. One. [View all] mia Jun 2023 OP

The Bible Belt multigraincracker Jun 2023 #1

I'm very LGBT. Axelrods_Typewriter Jun 2023 #3

The Babel Belt. calimary Jun 2023 #16

Nothing like whathehell Jun 2023 #27

So it is not true? StClone Jun 2023 #31

I think it's exaggerated and whathehell Jun 2023 #37

And yet for the most part... druidity33 Jun 2023 #40

Your friend's story is a sad one whathehell Jun 2023 #41

Well... druidity33 Jun 2023 #43

Oh, don't misunderstand me, druidity 33 whathehell Jun 2023 #44

2023's Most & Least Federally Dependent States mia Jun 2023 #2

According To That Site... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #42

All but New Mexico - we r an outlier. alittlelark Jun 2023 #4

Yep ALBliberal Jun 2023 #17

Not only military bases and reservations, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #30

And I wonder how well those federal tax dollars are spent? Probatim Jun 2023 #5

Exactly! nt pazzyanne Jun 2023 #10

In Montana... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #12

Covid loans were one of the biggest national grifts for the wealthy ever. CrispyQ Jun 2023 #26

They have great college sports! StClone Jun 2023 #32

And they will turn it around and blame it on the ones that don't look like them. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2023 #6

That's why taxes are lower in red states SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #7

+1 2naSalit Jun 2023 #13

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That says it all! mia Jun 2023 #11

Clarification... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #14

K&R Blue Owl Jun 2023 #9

Red states are welfare states. live love laugh Jun 2023 #15

. dalton99a Jun 2023 #18

The moocher states biting the hands that feed them dlk Jun 2023 #19

Gavin Newsom could cut off Florida's money. Initech Jun 2023 #20

Yep republianmushroom Jun 2023 #21

I'd like to see the actual numbers he's using SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #22

That is not exactly true. harumph Jun 2023 #23

Please don't let facts SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #28

Yeah, it leans heavily to red states being more dependent but not every damn one. progressoid Jun 2023 #34

So is Rick a Democrat now? BaronChocula Jun 2023 #24

Kick TY! Cha Jun 2023 #25

And they have the nerve to call us failed democrat cities senseandsensibility Jun 2023 #29

If Ron DeShithead continues to bus migrants to LA and Sacramento... Initech Jun 2023 #33

How exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #36

Eight states contribute more than they receive. former9thward Jun 2023 #35

Got any proof to back up that anecdote? littlemissmartypants Jun 2023 #38

On Crossfire Michael Kinsley had his honest republican test which could also be applied to brewens Jun 2023 #39