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Comrade Citizen

(210 posts)

4. Mennonite Country

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2025, 07:31 PM

Feb 7

Gaines County is mostly Mennonites and Mexicans. Good peaceful hardworking people. Most don't vote. They don't trust anglos or "english" institutions. They trust their god. Gaines is one of the largest producers of oil, cotton, and peanuts.

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