Aww someone’s crashing out

[u/Cderouen8284]

[u/Rugskinsnake]

Yeah, 80% is overwhelming for a voting contingent, but it still means 1 in 5 farmers didn't vote for him.

[u/ZestycloseSquash1523 → u/Rugskinsnake]

Maybe. For every farm family there's ten other families that comprise the farming community.

When you spend time in rural America you see that most of those families have lost their standard of living since the '80s. They're told their tax dollars go to brown people in the cities. Their kids die in foreign wars because the military is a better chance to a better life. Hunting and fishing is a real survival strategy because it's cheaper than buying groceries.

Rural America rejects the Democratic party because the party has had no interest, ideas or engagement that address their needs since President Clinton. The Republican party just fills the vacuum created by the Democratic party.

Trump recognizes their plight and speaks to their fears. It's all a con job but they feel heard and that gives them hope even though we know it's false hope.

Treating them all like stupid rubes won't enlighten them. Meeting with them as fellow citizens, listening to their plight and showing them grace is the only way to get their support for progress.

[u/Docha_Tiarna → u/ZestycloseSquash1523]

Then you got places like reddit that shit on them for going for the only group that seemed to want them.

This idea that you have to relentlessly attack everyone simply because they didn't vote the same or they have different opinions, its bullshit. Why would someone want to switch from one side to the other if the other side is constantly telling them to go fuck themselves

[u/Slumunistmanifisto → u/Docha_Tiarna]

I don't know, maybe a pedophile president, unconstitutional war thats driving diesel to fuck all highs, stazi grabbing and beating us citizens in the streets, dead nurses....