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orangecrush

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8. I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:55 PM

Jun 16

About when ordinary people put decency before politics.

Reinforcing the stereotype of Democrats as being elitist snobs who look down on "hicks" and "hillbillies".

There are progressive Democrats in trailer parks, rural small towns, and farmhouses.

I know some of them.

And registration to any party is not a prerequisite for being a good person or standing up for what is right.

Enough already.

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Ice arrest in a rural Montana town pushed a deeply conservative community to take action [View all] Amaryllis Jun 16 OP

You wouldn't have had to "push back" if you hadn't fucking voted for Trump! Aristus Jun 16 #1

Painful as it was... 2naSalit Jun 16 #3

And they'll do it again. progressoid Jun 16 #4

There were... 2naSalit Jun 16 #2

Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . . hatrack Jun 16 #5

such a CHRISTIAN attitude Skittles Jun 16 #6

It's a great start! OC375 Jun 16 #7

I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news orangecrush Jun 16 #8

They also have much more limited media from which to form their opinions. Amaryllis Jun 16 #9

If all they read was the Bible, then they would know LuvLoogie Jun 16 #10

Many of them voted for him orangecrush Jun 17 #14

My cat, who is an asshole, had another sparrow in its mouth this morning. LuvLoogie Jun 17 #18

I get it orangecrush Jun 17 #21

Also a limited exposure to other races and cultures orangecrush Jun 17 #22

Exactly. The fact that rural Montana stood up for this man... that's a big thing. Minds were changed. chia Jun 16 #13

Same here orangecrush Jun 17 #15

Politics has moved to the "join or die, now, and no takebacks" phase. Hurt people, hurt people. OC375 Jun 17 #16

You get what you vote for! Initech Jun 16 #11

Great program by PBS. I'm glad it's still kicking! erronis Jun 16 #12

Montana is becoming a shithole like West Virginia thanks to republicans Mysterian Jun 17 #17

Get back to me edhopper Jun 17 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author edhopper Jun 17 #20