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Horse with no Name

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4. Totally agree. I live in a rural area

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 06:47 PM

Nov 2016

and people have NO clue how the government works.
As a deep red state in Texas....they blame the FEDERAL government for every single bad thing in their lives. They give the state government a pass because they voted for it.
It doesn't make any sense to me....but the illiterate electorate will be the demise of this country. It has just begun.

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On Rural America: Understanding Isnt The Problem [View all] BlueMTexpat Nov 2016 OP

exactly. the gulf is too wide to bridge. Totally different spheres. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2016 #1

If only we could ban the Christian faith. ileus Nov 2016 #2

Stunningly accurate! nt COLGATE4 Nov 2016 #3

Totally agree. I live in a rural area Horse with no Name Nov 2016 #4

There are so many excellent excerpts in this essay. BlueMTexpat Nov 2016 #5