yeah... a couple people died and a few cops were beaten...it's not like they actually used the gallows they put up in front of the capitol
Will you move if Trump wins?
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Wrong. And I would posit that you can criminally charge about anybody with anything if you have the desire. I don’t think Trump is a virtuous guy. I find him abrasive, self-serving, narcissistic. Fact is, I would prefer somebody else as president but I intend to vote for Trump given the current situation. I have no concerns whatsoever that he is in any way sort of threat that the left makes him out to be.
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I have two English cream golden retrievers, one of which is a puppy. I'm rapidly concluding that the puppy is a leftist, because every time the older dog has something (a chewy, a toy), the puppy tries to take it from him, and if he doesn't get it immediately, he starts into a shrill, high-pitched bark that makes my ears ring.
Many will be crossing state lines imo, but that's going to happen anyways due to our Supreme Court
One really nice thing about living in a big city is that what you've described isn't really on display or encountered while going about ones day. It's more of a abstract idea, something that you know persists around the country, and is tragic and disappointing for people who care about the country, yet isn't really felt personally.
There aren't loud red hatted people wearing their political costumes, there isn't Trump (or Biden) flags and signs littering poorly maintained yards. There's no risk that the rando on the barstool next to you will repeat the recent thing they heard Biden did from Fox/Newsmax/Twitter, you're not going to hear whatever wacky conspiracy theory is currently running through MAGA world. You don't run into people whose identity is consumed by Trump (or Biden).
Are there Republicans around? Of course, mostly the old kind that have money. Not the MAGA kind. Rather the kind that have the sense to keep any sort of Trump support private.
Echo chamber? Sure. Is it a shame? Sure. But it's far better than actually encountering MAGA/deplorables on a day to day basis.
The nice thing about not living in a city is I don’t have to lock my doors and always being on the lookout for some trying to rob or shoot me.
I don’t have to see some abandoned or run down buildings wondering if some homeless meth head is in there. I don’t have to see someone on the streets drugged out scaring the shit out of me.
I don’t have to deal with someone thinking they are of the opposite sex.
Sure I have a neighbor that’s a pretty hardcore democrat but once you get to know him he’s alright and just wants to live a decent normal life.
Does it cause me to miss out of some of the events and conveniences of a big city. Sure
But it’s much better then encountering nutjob liberals every day.
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Getting away from dipshits like you would honestly be the best part of moving.Only a leftist would be so arrogant and oblivious to the realities around him that he would presume to know what someone else's best interests are.
Glad to hear you're in a good situation and not as miserable as you appear!
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It’s pretty clear Trump is enamored by the trappings of “strongman” politics, I don’t think it’s debatable. I don’t think he’s a student of history or frankly smart enough to actually have a particular underlying political movement like, say national socialism, so no, he’d never be like a full-blown Nazi. More like a Ghadaffi or
Mussolini type.
As for the second part, of course those in the “acceptable” cohort would thrive under such a system. Wealthy, white, Christians would have favored status and immigrants, minorities, LGBTQ and others deemed “lesser” would have it harder. One needs only read the rhetoric on the hard right to see the obviousness of that statement.
As I am none of those things (immigrants, non-white, non-Christian or LGBTQ) it is pretty clear my lifestyle would not be adversely impacted by a second Trump presidency. Due to our income level, tax breaks and other advantages, our net worth would likely increase.
I am not motivated by greed but rather a desire to see America live up to its founding father’s vision, so I am opposed to Trump based on that, not what it would do for me personally.
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Thanks I’m not at all miserable, I just stick up for what I believe in.
I love living in rural Iowa and don’t at all consider myself a maga nor care to be a maga and have no problem whatsoever with the apparent small town stigma that you see on this board. I’m even an outsider as I did not grow up where I live. I even manage to go to the bathroom in the bar and not stared at or have my hair pulled but the heavier set people hanging out there.
Douglas County isn’t taking anymore trash, but leftists should GTFO of Iowa no matter what! You’re as welcome here as this garbage is there:
www.foxnews.com
Colorado community threatens to fine, seize buses that drop off illegal immigrants: 'No more freeloading'
A new Douglas County, Colorado, ordinance seeks to discourage bus companies from dropping off migrants in the area.
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this is another one of the weird trump things that gets lost among the litany of other weird trump things
what does that even mean..."move on her like a bitch"?
That's great, you don't need to try and sell me on it. I've got nothing against mid sized cities, small cities, suburbs, towns, villages, etc.
I was only commenting about one nice benefit of living in a big city, there are many other benefits, there are also many downsides. What the benefits and downsides are will vary based on one's tastes and preferences.
Check on the 'Yes' and 'Maybe' votes a year from now they haven't gone anywhere. I'd say the same if it was Biden in the poll and not Trump. Nobody is going anywhere.
No because my life will most likely be the same as it was under Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden. Most y’all live and breath politics and it messes with your head.
And anyone that moves out of the country because of the president, you’re a big ol pussy.
And anyone that moves out of the country because of the president, you’re a big ol pussy.
The thing that keeps me sane about a hypothetical Trump win is he'll essentially be powerless/a lame duck in 2 years or less. Sure he could and would screw things up, but I think there are enough checks and balances and USA is resilient enough where we can overcome his dumbassery over a few years.
His impact on the judiciary is the biggest concern in my view that could result in my family leaving.
His impact on the judiciary is the biggest concern in my view that could result in my family leaving.
Nothing much has changed in your life over the course of 23 years? Different strokes and all that, but that sounds boring and a little sad.
Well if you would have just read what I wrote you would see I live in one. I also grew up in one and frequented a lot of smaller towns.You must not ever visit any small town in Iowa then. Talk about shitholes!
Some can be shit holes and some can be great.
But go ahead and keep believing what you want to believe. In the end it’s your choice what you want to believe.
Of course things have changed in my life but not due to the president. I’m going to live my life the same regardless of who occupies the White House.
Aren't you moving to the foothills? Do you know how red Colorado is outside of Denver?
You vote for a rapist. Stfu.Only a leftist would be so arrogant and oblivious to the realities around him that he would presume to know what someone else's best interests are.
Colorado has really taken a turn for the worse.Douglas County isn’t taking anymore trash, but leftists should GTFO of Iowa no matter what! You’re as welcome here as this garbage is there:
Colorado community threatens to fine, seize buses that drop off illegal immigrants: 'No more freeloading'
A new Douglas County, Colorado, ordinance seeks to discourage bus companies from dropping off migrants in the area.
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I travel a lot and the hollowing out of smaller communities in much of the Midwest is not an imaginary phenomenon. Drugs and poverty are very much on the rise in rural America.
Every MAGA I hear talking says Biden is destroying this country. They hate what we’ve become; what with all the wokeness, Transgenders taking over everything, and public schools indoctrinating our children. Seems to me the MAGAs are the ones ready to leave the country that they seem to hate so much.
"Drugs and poverty are very much on the rise in rural America ". Huh... whoda thunk it, given it's MAGA's breeding ground.
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Hold on a sec....The Democrats have cornered the market on hatred for some time. Just use the leftist posters on here if you need examples.
I have NEVER posted a thing on here that could even be remotely considered hate filled an I am most assuredly in the GOP camp.
I love this country.
But I do not like the direction it is going. I dont have any issue with transgenders. Adults can do as they please. I think one can be supportive of anothers choices, assure they aren't discriminated against while not being a fan of the normalization of it and frank encouragement of that IMO.
Our large cities have turned to shit. Drugs, crime, squallor, filth. These used to be the pride of the US. Now Seattle, SF, DC, Chicago to name a few, have become an embarrassment. No way Id take any foreign visitors to these areas anymore to show them off like I may have in the past. We have become far to permissive of behavior that erodes society. Drugs, homelessness, unfettered immigration and a loss of pride in America that used to foster a communtiy effort into keeping America clean and safe. Now so many of our young people believe the country is past its prime and are no longer proud to be Americans. What this causes is a general disinterest in improving the conditions in which we live. Unless one is taalking about marginalized groups in which case they see that as our primary struggle. I do not. I see our struggle as a loss of the sense of community,a general feeling of a lack of shared history, and a blame placed squarely on our founders that cause people to not want to be a part of what many fought for and created in the past.
It sickens me. It really does. My only hope is that these sorts of feelings of discontent seem to come and go every few generations (see the 70's for example) and the ship gets righted. And I actually pray it does for my kids sake.
Jan 6 was disgusting an inexcusable. That alone should keep people from voting for Trump.
That said, you know exactly why the job losses and gains occurred and are being disingenuous on the matter.
