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Will you move if Trump wins?

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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.
LOL, what part of rural Iowa do you live in where you don't have run down buildings, meth heads, crime, or trans citizens? Glad to see you are so tolerant that you let a Dem live near you. I'll bet you have lots of Dem friends on Facebook.
 
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LOL, what part of rural Iowa do you live in where you don't have run down buildings, meth heads, crime, or trans citizens? Glad to see you are so tolerant that you let a Dem live near you. I'll bet you have lots of Dem friends on Facebook.
Not southern Iowa. Seems you need to get out and about a little more often and stop letting the fear mongers tell you what to believe.
I have neighbors that are both dems, republicans and maga’s he even has one of those stupid flags up.
I’m sure I have friends that are dems and republicans.
I don’t choose my friends based solely on a political party because I’m not in a cult.
 
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.
You can, and will, disagree but the significance of Jan 6th has been massively overblown and weaponized IMO.

There is no ongoing desire collectively by those on the right to try that again and accordingly that solidifies its genesis as a mob mentality event. (100% of its participants having no idea how they would be perceived or prosecuted for it later.)
 
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LOL, what part of rural Iowa do you live in where you don't have run down buildings, meth heads, crime, or trans citizens? Glad to see you are so tolerant that you let a Dem live near you. I'll bet you have lots of Dem friends on Facebook.
Tons of small rural towns are nice communities. You are talking out of ignorance. Based off your ignorance you are MAGA in my eyes.
 
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Genuinely curious if some of you will. I have faith that this country will survive 4 more years of either candidate. I remember a ton of celebrities threatening to move in 2016 that never did. So I ask if it so obvious that the USA will turn to a Fascist or Communist country with a Trump victory will you move and where to?
I hope all Trump haters move, more room for the rest of us. 😉
 
Are you kidding? I can't move because I'm so poor because of Biden and all his policies!
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FTR, I'm totally messing around. I loathe Trump but if he doesn’t end up in jail or somehow wins in November, I would certainly be disappointed that a majority of this country thinks he would be our best choice and would probably avoid any conversations with any of his supporters, like I do now, but would never move.
We need a counter balance of rational people to offset the MAGA morons.
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What would all the AWFULs (Affluent White Female Liberals) do?
 
For me it’s also beyond Trump himself.

I had no idea anti-intellectual, conspiracy minded, self-defeating idiocy was AS widespread as is becoming increasingly obvious.

Frankly, I am pretty disgusted with a large percentage of my fellow Americans, particularly here in Iowa where the majority insists on voting against their own and their children’s better future.

That concerns me. America is heading towards Idiocacy at an accelerating rate.
I concur…another 4 years of a Biden Administration would be bad for our children’s futures.
 
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Nope, but the fiance no pics and I have discussed moving out of Iowa more and more over the last couple months because of the people "leading" the state. I could see that happening at some point in the coming years, but I could also just see us staying put.
Wow…my wife and I feel so fortunate to have moved from liberal-led Minnesota to conservative Iowa a few years ago, but to each his own. Also, Iowa’s tax rates are much better than MN. 😉
 
You can, and will, disagree but the significance of Jan 6th has been massively overblown and weaponized IMO.

There is no ongoing desire collectively by those on the right to try that again and accordingly that solidifies its genesis as a mob mentality event. (0% of its participants having no idea how they would be perceived or prosecuted for it later.
No ongoing desire until Biden wins again, and Trump supporters can’t accept it.
 
Wow…my wife and I feel so fortunate to have moved from liberal-led Minnesota to conservative Iowa a few years ago, but to each his own. Also, Iowa’s tax rates are much better than MN. 😉
That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever read in my life. Thanks for sharing!
 
Trump's administration ended with a 10 million job loss and a violent coup.

Biden's so far has produced record jobs and an amazingly productive economy.

We only fear one party getting back in control.
Hmmmm…could the job “losses” be attributed to the start of the pandemic, while the job “gains” attributed to coming out of the pandemic? I guess that explanation might be too logical. 😉
 
We left USA a few years ago. But looking like we will have to move back as wars keep popping up all over the world. We are all dual citizen and have zero faith in the current USA bringing citizens back during wars.

Have to laugh at the people that said they might move if Trump is elected. You moving down the street? Unless you are a duel citizen or a multi-millionaire you have less than 1% chance of moving to another country full time. I don’t think any of those that voted they might leave post here much or even would be accepted to another country.
 
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There is zero chance what you fear will actually happen. Zero. My honest guess is that, though the tenor out of Washington will be different than it is currently, very little will actually change.

Everyone has you believing you have something to fear, and that’s the key to their maintenance of power.
Yeah, it’s almost as if people forget that Trump has ALREADY been the president and we actually survived that:). I recall when former pro wrestler,,,Jesse “The Body” Ventura became the governor of Minnesota and some MN state residents talked about leaving the state because of it.😜. That state survived his term as governor.
 
Good job keeping this handle fresh, by the way.
What's your favorite small town in Iowa that doesn't have big city problems?
How about Pella? I’ve only visited there, but it seems like a clean community, with active downtown, and nice little college.
 
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.
Thanks Hillary.
 
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.
You do realize that Trump has already been the president once? People survived that “horrible” timeframe.
 
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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.
What causes do you attribute that to?
 
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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.
Nice post.
 
We left USA a few years ago. But looking like we will have to move back as wars keep popping up all over the world. We are all dual citizen and have zero faith in the current USA bringing citizens back during wars.

Have to laugh at the people that said they might move if Trump is elected. You moving down the street? Unless you are a duel citizen or a multi-millionaire you have less than 1% chance of moving to another country full time. I don’t think any of those that voted they might leave post here much or even would be accepted to another country.
What country do you currently live in?
 
Smh. Fear fear fear. Same old shit.

Fascism, genocide, dictatorship, authoritarian, Nazi. Language of today’s left.

Dude, you seem like an OK guy but you’ve been manipulated bro. The problem is you just don’t see it.
You are a moron. Seek help.
 
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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.
Unfortunately you believe in nothing. You are a simpleton and despise democracy. You are a complete loser.
 
Unfortunately you believe in nothing. You are a simpleton and despise democracy. You are a complete loser.
So if I despise democracy, wouldn’t that mean I believe in something?

And yes I’m the complete loser. I come onto a message board and call someone that I know nothing about a loser.

Says a lot about your character that I’m supposedly supposed to jump on board with.

I guess if I ever want to start believing in anything, I have to start with name calling.
 
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You’re welcome!
I get a kick out of how he makes fun of you sharing a story about you actually moving and how it benefitted yourself.
Yet his first story is about he and his fiancé have talked about possibly moving and may move in the future but might not move either.
Such earth shattering news he shared with us.
 
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