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In reply to the discussion: As a person that lives in Ohio in a formally blue area this is why [View all]Orrex
(67,305 posts)44. This is why I refer to them as "idiot racist fuckheads"
And it fills my heart with joy when someone cries out "So you're saying that my sister is an idiot racist fuckhead?"
Yes, yes I am. And so is mine, and so is my aunt.
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BLM didn't make them racists. Fox News and Russian propaganda is stirring up the racist pot.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#8
Badge-sniffing is part of the cultural conservatism that Republicans rely upon
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#3
Common decency is really what they mean when they speak of "political correctness."
Garrett78
Aug 2017
#22
So no protests for anyone ever again and then democrats will win. BLM is still very active not gone
lunasun
Aug 2017
#9
Normally if you look they have some other rightwing sticker on their vehicle.
Blue_true
Aug 2017
#25
It's no secret that no Democratic Presidential candidate has won the white vote since 1964.
HughBeaumont
Aug 2017
#49
I also live in Ohio, my county and surrounding counties were 75% Trumpsters and every letter to the
blueinredohio
Aug 2017
#19
Exactly, I've read about this so many times from every source in Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylv
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#20
Yes they still live in the US, they live in their homes and neighborhoods. And now those states vote
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#48
Yes it is very, Bernie tapped into that, but that started the wedge, the whole fiasco that summer
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#61
Certainly, during election, Hillary's campaign paints Don the Con as unacceptable
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#56
Exactly, unfortunately the vitriol which was understandably over the top drove a wedge
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#62
Do you perhaps mean "formerly" blue area, not "formally" blue area?
PoindexterOglethorpe
Aug 2017
#29
I think you are right and many of us seem unable to admit it to ourselves that what you posted is
demosincebirth
Aug 2017
#31
Another Ohioan here.... Colin Kaepernick's protests during the National Anthem..
farmbo
Aug 2017
#33
When times are relatively good, people allow racism and other crap steer their vote
Johonny
Aug 2017
#39
No. Ohio and the other "Rustbelt" states voted for Trump becuase of manufacturing and immigration.
JoeStuckInOH
Aug 2017
#60