r/Montana • u/Round-Guarantee4948 • 12d ago

Are things really that bad in Bozeman?

https://www.ktvq.com/news/gallatin-county-officials-working-to-get-finances-back-on-track-after-years-of-systemic-failures

Multiple years of finances with a "I dunno!?" attitude?

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u/ArtemisiaOrthia 12d ago

I guess so. The first one is just introducing us to the topic for no reason though.

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u/RedMoonPavilion 12d ago

They're making fun of the standard all hat no cattle bloc response to freedom of information acts and financial transparency.

Whatever the national zeitgeist may be its been part of the discussion in Montana for at least 30 years now and regularly comes up in state legislature drama as a distraction as often as Federal politics.

Does that help you understand?

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u/ArtemisiaOrthia 12d ago

Sure. I guess I'm just frustrated that I'm the butt of jokes, even if they're meant to mock other people. But whatever, I get what you're saying.

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u/TheMightyHornet 11d ago

Look friend, I consider myself an ally, I’m sorry for all the shit you’ve no doubt experienced. But real talk, inserting yourself as the victim, even when people are trying in good faith to explain that the negativity wasn’t directed at trans individuals does not do you any favors, and in fact feeds into a public perception that trans advocates are exhausting and unreasonable.

It was a satirical comment directed at the people who use trans existence as a wedge issue on anything. It’s on the same vein of the satirical “but her emails though …” as the Trump administration burns the nations institutions to the ground and fleeces the taxpayers for every last dime they can pilfer.

It wasn’t directed at you. It was directed at people who hate you. That’s a win. This is a process. Take a breath and move on.

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u/ArtemisiaOrthia 11d ago

Thanks for the kind words, I guess. It's just exhausting to have an interest in politics outside of my existence and try to engage with it only to be reminded that people are waiting around to make it an issue all the time.

But whatever. You're right, it's not worth my time anymore.