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Botany

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37. I lost two long time friends to right wing lies.
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:15 PM
May 2025

One of the big ones is what about “both sides?” There is no both sides to dirty elections,
grifting, corruption, hate for LGBT people, racism, sexism, non stop misinformation that
starts with Russia in most cases and is repeated by the GOP, news outlets, and from
Christo Fascist Evangelicals.

One friend who I dearly love has fallen into repeating Russian produced lies that are spread
by social media platforms that are backed by right wing rich people* and think tanks. He thinks
there is a war on males in America… mostly white males ….. and those males are victims of
DEI and liberals. Another one thinks Kamala Harris isn’t very smart and doesn’t deserve where
she has gotten to because she slept her way to the top. This too is from Russian misinformation
that got washed into our memes via Tucker Carlson.


* until he stopped sending me stuff he was getting shit from the Hetrodox think tank that is
funded by the Mercers.

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Exquisite clarity... GiqueCee May 2025 #1
You're welcome, GiqueCee. It was a wonderful find that I'm most happy to share. Bumbles May 2025 #2
Worth sharing Easterncedar May 2025 #3
K&R Solly Mack May 2025 #4
TY. So interesting! electric_blue68 May 2025 #5
My rural, 978-person occupied hometown has changed. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #6
Who do you think had the "idea to destroy rural areas?" yardwork May 2025 #14
Where Are The Local Ag Products Going? modrepub May 2025 #28
When it all stops, you go plant those dollars and I will plant my seeds. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #29
It's Your Cavalier Attitude That Bothers Me modrepub May 2025 #30
That's interesting. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #51
I have a hard time being civil to the rural republican farmers PoindexterOglethorpe May 2025 #57
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Some tribes die out staying put, staying the same. Others migrate to greener pastures and thrive anew. dutch777 May 2025 #8
"expand the circle of who we call us" Martin Eden May 2025 #9
I grew up in Kansas odins folly May 2025 #10
I saw this happen in real time. yardwork May 2025 #15
I lost two long time friends to right wing lies. Botany May 2025 #37
Absolutely true. Touches on the big picture concepts I've written about... CaptainTruth May 2025 #11
So very accurate. You really can't go home again. cachukis May 2025 #12
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Spot on! ECL213 May 2025 #17
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Excellent piece of writing! Thanks blubunyip May 2025 #19
Nevertheless, Facebook is part of the problem... hunter May 2025 #20
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The military draft forced people to leave their small towns HuskiesHowls May 2025 #23
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I was pleased to have stumbled across it and happy to share. Bumbles May 2025 #49
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An artist friend of mine said it like this... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #31
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Like you, as a former teacher and mother, I've often wished students could mingle with other cultures, Bumbles May 2025 #48
Wonderful piece. Thank you for posting! erronis May 2025 #33
Thanks, erronis, for the clarifying line breaks. Much better. Bumbles May 2025 #42
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I'm pleased to have come across it and be able to share. So many relate to what was said. Bumbles May 2025 #47
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Oliver Kornetzke, who wrote this, would agree with you. Bumbles May 2025 #43
Thank you Wild blueberry May 2025 #38
You're welcome. It's wonderful to come across writing like this, Bumbles May 2025 #46
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You're welcome. It certainly resonated for me, having grown up in a small town in upstate New York. Bumbles May 2025 #45
Another wonderful post by Oliver Kornetzke - thank you. Check out his other writings, history: erronis May 2025 #50
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