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He who rides the tiger can never dismount.

Moreover, the "latent" racism was exacerbated by feelings of geographic and political isolation, legitimate or otherwise.

Perception is reality

And the Big Basket.

It sounds like you have a lot of unresolved family trauma and are projecting those feelings onto an entire geographic region. My whole family is from rural Ohio and they're some of the most ardent leftists I know. Believe it or not, people and societies are complex and often do not fit the stereotypes you've been taught. I quite like my home, even if you think it doesn't matter.

You seem to display a very coastal-centric ignorance, why don't you come hang out in flyover country sometime, help us turn it blue. Afraid you might like it?

It's a real shame, because there is so much non-shit in these places too. As someone from one of these states (Ohio), it makes me sad to see my home turned into a punchline and a cautionary tale because of what the extremists have done. Sometimes it feels like we've been abandoned :(

Catholics are the OG Christians, despite what all the seething Protestants might tell you.

Same to you, we're gonna need it

I live in Ohio, my husband is a librarian in a small-ish town. He's had to start looking for jobs in Columbus and out-of-state, which sucks because he really loves his community and knows most of the patrons by name. It's maddening watching people actively campaign and vote against things like library funding, then turn around and complain that programs are being cut and service quality is dropping..

Harambe was assassinated by a time traveler

Porque no los dos?

Yes, because they have to please the moderates or else they won't win. Progressives are just big enough to tip the scales in a major election against an opponent with a sufficiently energized base, hence the occasional bone throwing. Progressives need to grow their base and mainstream their ideas if they want to have serious sway (see the religious right 1980s -> now). Unfortunately, this process usually happens on a generational timescale, and without the level of conviction that comes from absolutely balls-crazy religious brainwashing, people tend to get discouraged and give up after a few election cycles.

The progressive block is one small piece out of many, many other groups that make up the American "left". The democrats are in the undesirable position of having to juggle the sometimes competing interests of all these little blocks, which ultimately means that nobody is ever truly happy with the direction of the party except for those in the largest blocks (i.e. liberal moderates).

What kind(s) of cheese?

Thanks, I'll try qbit then!

I live in the US, what do you think are the chances I'll face repercussions for a a terabyte or two of music and such? I just set up proton VPN and I'm using utorrent.

Thanks!

Can you imagine how heavy one of those would be at full scale?