Posted on 02/27/2016 10:54:21 PM PST by WilliamIII
Lisa in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has two Facebook accounts. One reflects her liberal politics; the other is for acquaintances and family members to whom Lisa shows only her cat photos. Christina, in Milford, Massachusetts, has a sign in the back window of her car proclaiming support for a Democratic candidate. But as soon as she parks in the company lot, she puts it facedown on the backseat. Byron has lived in the same small town of Pomeroy, Iowa—population 662—his entire life. He brings his partner to family dinners but has never actually said to his conservative sister that he’s gay.
Lisa, Christina, and Byron are “blues in red states”—liberals who live in conservative communities that exist in every state, Republican or Democratic-leaning, across America. They and people like them are constantly reminded they aren’t quite like everyone else: from the churches they do or don’t attend, to their purchases and media preferences, to their loyalties at the ballot box. On a daily basis, liberals who have made homes, formed friendships, and participated in the civic life of conservative towns and cities are confronted with unsettling reminders that they’re different, and they’ve found myriad ways to take that truth in stride.
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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.
“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.
Is Salon published in a marijuana legal state? It has a real stoner mentality.
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.
Reds are Communists. Rebuke the media newspeak colors !
The abusers claim victim status,
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Narcissists do this.
She shows only cat photos.
Gee! No photos of kids and husband. Can’t imagine why. s/
(She has) only one vote just like me
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Wanna rethink that?
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.
Get far enough from the greater Chicago area & blue turns to red, in my view.
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Same here in Illinois.
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.
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.
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.
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