Blue in a red state: Learning to confront, conform to or navigate your neighbors’ right-wing reality

Salon ^ | Feb 27 2016 | Salon

[This I Wonder32460]

Exactly they like to play the victim, it excites them. And now with Trump helping to tear down the barrier known as p.c. they are probably a bit scared of hearing the actual factual reality based truth and not the p.c. delusional storybook truth they prefer.

[elcid1970]

“Wussconsin is already a libtard state,”

Well....maybe the bottom of the state in Milwaukee & Racine, but the rest of Wisconsin is IMO pretty conservative & likes guns, hunting, & fishing.

Even the local Indians with their guns & pickup trucks are more redneck than redskin.

Get far enough from the greater Chicago area & blue turns to red, in my view.

[Spok]

Is Salon published in a marijuana legal state? It has a real stoner mentality.

[al_c]

Idiots. They believe in their hearts that Republicans would treat them as bad as they’d treat the Republicans if the roles were reversed. Baloney! I live in Collin County, Texas . . . one of the most conservative counties in the state. Occasionally, I see “Collin County Democrat” bumper stickers and liberal candidate yard signs. I just laugh at them. No harm will come to them. No one will key their cars or egg their homes.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Reds are Communists. Rebuke the media newspeak colors !

[wintertime]

The abusers claim victim status,
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Narcissists do this.

[wintertime]

She shows only cat photos.

Gee! No photos of kids and husband. Can’t imagine why. s/

[LostInBayport]

Welcome to my world. I’ve always lived amid blue state liberal loonies as long as I could remember.

We seem to share the same world. I only discuss politics with a handful of people that I know have some conservative leanings. I gave up discussing politics with liberals years ago, except for a few (meaning I can count them on one hand and have fingers untouched) that are oddly capable of reasoned discourse.

The premise of this article is laughable and deeply ridiculous. Being a conservative in Massachusetts? Now there's a challenge.

[Graybeard58]

(She has) only one vote just like me

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Wanna rethink that?

[Graybeard58]

I never backed down, and people would sometimes whisper to me in dark corners that they agreed on some things.

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I’m 70 years old, conservative all my adult life, never have voted for a democrat.

I was also a member of a labor union (U.A.W.) for 30 plus years. Always outspoken in my beliefs and never backed down. I’ve had many, many of those same conversations that you’ve had.

[Graybeard58]

Get far enough from the greater Chicago area & blue turns to red, in my view.

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Same here in Illinois.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Well, yeah. Fortunately we have a good Secretary of State who is cracking down on voter fraud. But the left is taking him to court, trying to get back that double voting.

[Sivad]

Of course. Everything is about their causes when it
comes right down to it. Everything is fair game to the
left. For example, if there is a possibility of
a political component in any neutral organized group you can
always count on the left to push that group in their
direction permanently. The League of Women Voters and
AARP come to mind.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

I have a flaming liberal neighbor I hold my tongue. She does not. Such is the double standard of a liberal.

Call her a racist.

Then ask open ended questions like "Why do you hate black people? Why do you hate women?"

Then tell her that you will not tolerate her disgusting racism. Then tell her she's being intolerant.

Tell her that you're going to call the police and report her for racism.

I've tried this. It works. When liberals are confronted with their own tactics, they shut down. Fast.