Read this book. Although it's almost 20 years old, still does well explaining what occurred across the flyover states. Probably could be updated with the rise of populist nationalism.
Why Iowa Turned So Red When Nearby States Went Blue
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😆 the Democratic Party is extreme? Sure for delusional morons.
Politics aside, I love Iowa, and I'm not sure I'll ever leave.
It's home, and I don't think it's as bad as some people make it out to be.
It will swing the other way at some point, maybe not all the way blue, but more towards the middle.
When the evangelicals realize Jesus would be more liberal than the current state of the GOP, the wheels will fall off.
It's home, and I don't think it's as bad as some people make it out to be.
It will swing the other way at some point, maybe not all the way blue, but more towards the middle.
When the evangelicals realize Jesus would be more liberal than the current state of the GOP, the wheels will fall off.
The "people" who say it's bad, are liberal nutjobs who want our entire nation turned into a marxist state. Iowa is their Ukraine........
We left over the summer, came back for Christmas... And determined we made the right choice. A lot more opportunities in other areas of the country.
Also, I noticed just how bad Iowa stinks. Literally. Constant smell of hog shit.
I haven't smelled hog shit since Ragbrai 6 years ago and even then it was just one time that week.
Don't mislead people.
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I got used to it when I still lived there. It's striking when you come back after being away 6 months.
You are so far down the rabbit hole you have lost touch with reality. Just like all the other FOX zombies.
I sent your threats to a buddy who also practices law in Iowa. His reply was,'WTF, is the guy tired of practicing law?' lol How hard do you think it would be for an investigator from the IA BAR to find you?! 🤡
LOL, I made no threats. I'm telling you to be more conscientious in your over the top statements.
Bro....you threatened to hack me and turn my info over to scammers. Were you gone the day they taught conspiracy/complicity in law school? I thought officers of the court were supposed to be above even the mere appearance of impropriety? No? I felt so threatened I needed to contact my own attorney for aid, comfort and advice.
I simply asked if you want to know your IP address? You threatened with a PI, (good luck with that). There is no conspiracy, no information relayed. Frankly I'm doing you a favor by telling you to quit your hate nonsense.
But glad you needed comfort and advice. Hope you can put your big boy pants back on.
But glad you needed comfort and advice. Hope you can put your big boy pants back on.
Spin bitch, spin! What you said is all screen printed and one of your fellow lawyers said it's a WTF moment and it astounds him that someone in the profession would announce they are such and then act like this. Play all you want, you know what the cannons say!
I'm not worried about someone who calls me a "sniveling bitch". Libel is easier to prove than something that never happened.
I know exactly who you are. I'm not going to dox you, because I'm better than that. This is a message board, not a forum for lawsuits. Grow up.
If they aren't watching Fox they had that fat, drug addicted, draft dodging, college dropout from Missouri on the radio. Boy he sure was a patriot. Constant brain poison 24/7.
I'm not a lawyer, Jimmy, I'm just a simple retiree being threatened by one, so the cannons of ethics you are supposed to conduct yourself by don't apply to me. Please do doxx me, please...keep digging! It almost seems as though you are unaware of your own cannons of ethics and behavior!
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Don't talk to me about ethics. You have proven you have none. I'm done with you
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That definitely started everything. I remember in the 80’s and early 90’s restaurants had “Rush Rooms” where groups of dittoheads would eat lunch while listening to Limbaugh. He created the first alternate reality, and Murdoch & Ailes capitalized on the abundance of willingly duped masses by creating FOX.
There is no liberal equivalent. When people try (Remember Air America?) it just doesn’t work. It seems “sheeple” is really far more a conservative phenomena. Mega-dittos, Rush!
Why didn't you stay in Iowa? Why did you seek employment in another state? You keep fluffing Iowa, yet you moved out of it.
Takers like you need high wage Libs like me to support you. You will miss us when we are gone.
Sure. Iowa is getting older and angrier. It's also getting browner, which really fuels a lot of the anger in the old people.
The young people with opportunities in life are moving out of the state, leaving the people who cannot adapt, or are too lazy to adapt behind. They see the world changing around them and it scares them.
I think a majority of the red/blue divide is driven by the rural/metropolitan condition,... Iowa has a lot of "rural" and only small pockets of "metropolitan",... We don't have a Chicago, Minneapolis or St. Louis...
This is true. The difference between Iowa and Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois is that we dont have a major population center. Sorry DSM.
And the rural areas for the most part are being abandoned as folks move to where jobs are...cities/ urban areas in and out of Iowa.
So your point would be: those browns showing up, are as dumb and lazy as the "angry olds?"
I am not sure why that draws a laughing emoji from Ryan. Its just fact. Some towns have already shrunk a great deal.
I think you will see something different and surprising when they caucus on Monday. Trump may win, but it will not be in a landslide by any means.
I think you are seeing people slowly realize that the polices of the large cities that surround Iowa, are not working and making things dangerous. I know countless people with families that have moved from Chicago, Minneapolis, KC, etc. back to Iowa to raise their family.
As far as the brain drain they are touting in the article, you are always going to get young students graduating and being attracted to the cities. For starters, there are more jobs and it is more exciting. The issue now is the flight that you are seeing from the late 20s-40 age bracket from cities.
Iowans can see the policies that work and the ones that don't. The older you get the smarter you get.
As far as the brain drain they are touting in the article, you are always going to get young students graduating and being attracted to the cities. For starters, there are more jobs and it is more exciting. The issue now is the flight that you are seeing from the late 20s-40 age bracket from cities.
Iowans can see the policies that work and the ones that don't. The older you get the smarter you get.
Populist Nationalism a term for caring about America and its values?Read this book. Although it's almost 20 years old, still does well explaining what occurred across the flyover states. Probably could be updated with the rise of populist nationalism.
no, the older you get the less you will accept change, Once you get use to anything you stick with it.
