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Goats
05/20/19 11:50:49 PM
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Rika_Furude
05/20/19 11:52:09 PM
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But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain
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SauI_Goodman
05/20/19 11:52:45 PM
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What's up with all the fear mongering on this board. Like every day lol
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NameWithSpaces
05/20/19 11:55:07 PM
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spudger
05/20/19 11:55:18 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
What's up with all the fear mongering on this board. Like every day lol

idk but I blame trump
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averagejoel
05/20/19 11:58:54 PM
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NameWithSpaces posted...

why are people still linking to breitbart. why is it not autoflagged or something
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Axiom
05/20/19 11:59:15 PM
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Trump's tariffs are accelerating it exponentially. Farmers are pissed after getting fucked by who they thought would be their hero
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HylianFox
05/21/19 12:04:52 AM
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NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/


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DarthGravid
05/21/19 12:10:43 AM
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NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/



This may apply in some places, but I live in a red county that went 76% to President Trump, and it doesn't apply here. It's nearly the end of May, and the corn and soybean fields are bare, nothing planted. The red hats are gone, as are the campaign signs and bumper stickers. These farmers are pissed off. And since there are no other jobs here, it's going to get really bad unless someone comes up with something, and soon.

Addendum - If someone wants to say "coal mining", the mines here dried up several decades ago.
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PatrickMahomes
05/21/19 12:15:33 AM
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DarthGravid posted...
NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/



This may apply in some places, but I live in a red county that went 76% to President Trump, and it doesn't apply here. It's nearly the end of May, and the corn and soybean fields are bare, nothing planted.

Why are they empty
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0xDEFECADE
05/21/19 12:17:17 AM
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razing the crops and salting the fertile soil to own the libs
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The Great Muta 22
05/21/19 12:17:25 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain


What in the hell is this post even trying to argue?
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Gamerguymass
05/21/19 12:18:37 AM
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DarthGravid posted...
NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/



This may apply in some places, but I live in a red county that went 76% to President Trump, and it doesn't apply here. It's nearly the end of May, and the corn and soybean fields are bare, nothing planted. The red hats are gone, as are the campaign signs and bumper stickers. These farmers are pissed off. And since there are no other jobs here, it's going to get really bad unless someone comes up with something, and soon.

Addendum - If someone wants to say "coal mining", the mines here dried up several decades ago.


If push comes to shove though you can always just live as farmers used to hundreds of years ago did. Granted you won't have you won't have money for electricity, but you can always grow enough to feed yourselves and just decide to take a play out of the Amish playbook and not pay taxes. Basically you won't starve to death at least.
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Shuto-uke
05/21/19 12:19:15 AM
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Goats posted...
https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2019/05/most-of-americas-rural-areas-are-doomed-to-decline/588883/

sorry guys...


echnology advances in manufacturing, agriculture, mining, fishing, and forestry accelerated migration from rural to urban areas.

Over time, incremental innovations in those original core industries required fewer workers, further boosting migration away from rural areas.


You know what sounds exactly like this? The industrial revolution. Which resulted in child labor and kids getting black lung.

Scary times
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Rika_Furude
05/21/19 12:19:35 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain


What in the hell is this post even trying to argue?


People here who said rural america doesnt matter during the elections
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0xDEFECADE
05/21/19 12:19:46 AM
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Gamerguymass posted...
DarthGravid posted...
NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/



This may apply in some places, but I live in a red county that went 76% to President Trump, and it doesn't apply here. It's nearly the end of May, and the corn and soybean fields are bare, nothing planted. The red hats are gone, as are the campaign signs and bumper stickers. These farmers are pissed off. And since there are no other jobs here, it's going to get really bad unless someone comes up with something, and soon.

Addendum - If someone wants to say "coal mining", the mines here dried up several decades ago.


If push comes to shove though you can always just live as farmers used to hundreds of years ago did. Granted you won't have you won't have money for electricity, but you can always grow enough to feed yourselves and just decide to take a play out of the Amish playbook and not pay taxes. Basically you won't starve to death at least.

except that motor gangs will steal all you have
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Broseph_Stalin
05/21/19 12:20:35 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population


There are no 3 states with a majority of the US population in them, let alone cities.
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0AbsoluteZero0
05/21/19 12:21:07 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain


What in the hell is this post even trying to argue?

Who knows, its just another dumbass post from Rika
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Rika_Furude
05/21/19 12:21:39 AM
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It was CE making the argument, not me. Reported absolutezero for flaming as well
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DarthGravid
05/21/19 12:25:20 AM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
DarthGravid posted...
NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/



This may apply in some places, but I live in a red county that went 76% to President Trump, and it doesn't apply here. It's nearly the end of May, and the corn and soybean fields are bare, nothing planted.

Why are they empty


No one has planted, many fields have grown over with grass and weeds. This is highly unusual for this area. One farmer I know told me that there is no possible way for him to break even, let alone turn a profit this season, so he's going to take the season off and try to find a job. The cost of seed, gas, maintenance of equipment, etc. has not gone down, but the selling price of his crops has been cut in half.
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SH_expert44
05/21/19 12:26:59 AM
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DarthGravid
05/21/19 12:30:13 AM
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Gamerguymass posted...
DarthGravid posted...
NameWithSpaces posted...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/forgotten-man-comeback-story-under-trump-red-counties-economically-thrive/



This may apply in some places, but I live in a red county that went 76% to President Trump, and it doesn't apply here. It's nearly the end of May, and the corn and soybean fields are bare, nothing planted. The red hats are gone, as are the campaign signs and bumper stickers. These farmers are pissed off. And since there are no other jobs here, it's going to get really bad unless someone comes up with something, and soon.

Addendum - If someone wants to say "coal mining", the mines here dried up several decades ago.


If push comes to shove though you can always just live as farmers used to hundreds of years ago did. Granted you won't have you won't have money for electricity, but you can always grow enough to feed yourselves and just decide to take a play out of the Amish playbook and not pay taxes. Basically you won't starve to death at least.


Sorry for double post. I actually have done this for almost a decade, tilling by hand, no pesticides or chemicals. I grow way more than we can eat, so I give it away, or can it.
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Esrac
05/21/19 12:44:59 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain


What in the hell is this post even trying to argue?


I assume its pointing out that folks on the Left will use Trump letting down the people in rural counties that voted for him, but will usually derisively disregard and deride them as useless and ignorant hicks in fly over country who don't matter. Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a shit about the poor rural people who are struggling.
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Rika_Furude
05/21/19 3:12:25 AM
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Esrac posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain


What in the hell is this post even trying to argue?


I assume its pointing out that folks on the Left will use Trump letting down the people in rural counties that voted for him, but will usually derisively disregard and deride them as useless and ignorant hicks in fly over country who don't matter. Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a shit about the poor rural people who are struggling.

Pretty much this. Not surprised those two users dont comprehend this though.
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Questionmarktarius
05/21/19 3:47:29 AM
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Legalize weed. Start mining thorium.
There you go. Rural resurgence.
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ToadallyAwesome
05/21/19 3:50:09 AM
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When the bill comes due people can have a change of heart. Like Baron Mordo did in the hit Marvel movie Doctor Strange.

Too...many sorcerers
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WaterLink
05/21/19 3:53:45 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Legalize weed. Start mining thorium.
There you go. Rural resurgence.

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D-Lo_BrownTown
05/21/19 4:03:14 AM
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The only time I ever hear about farmers bitching it's when an urban dwelling CEman tells me about it
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Broseph_Stalin
05/21/19 4:17:23 AM
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Esrac posted...
usually derisively disregard and deride them as useless and ignorant hicks in fly over country who don't matter. Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a shit about the poor rural people who are struggling.


What a stupid fucking post. How delusional do you have to be to see the exact opposite of what actually happens?
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Goats
05/21/19 8:47:37 AM
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bump
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coolboy11
05/21/19 8:49:20 AM
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never got people's over romanization of much of rural America.
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WrestlinFan
05/21/19 8:57:13 AM
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coolboy11 posted...
never got people's over romanization of much of rural America.

Huh, I see rural America getting shit on as backwards hicks more than romanticized.
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coolboy11
05/21/19 9:03:36 AM
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WrestlinFan posted...
coolboy11 posted...
never got people's over romanization of much of rural America.

Huh, I see rural America getting shit on as backwards hicks more than romanticized.

there is also that unfortaunently, but there is also a weird element that seems to typecast rural areas as "real" America.
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FarFromFields
05/21/19 9:10:53 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
But those 3 cities that have the majority of the population are way more important right. Or so CE has tried and failed to explain

If anything, this is proof that highly educated people living in population centers know what's best. Rural areas would not be going through this if the majority of them hadn't voted for Trump.
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Tmaster148
05/21/19 9:14:22 AM
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Rural areas love to vote for things that hurt them so no real surprise.
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EndOfDiscOne
05/21/19 9:27:32 AM
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Broseph_Stalin posted...
Esrac posted...
usually derisively disregard and deride them as useless and ignorant hicks in fly over country who don't matter. Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a shit about the poor rural people who are struggling.


What a stupid fucking post. How delusional do you have to be to see the exact opposite of what actually happens?


This. Liberals think very highly of people from rural areas.
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davyheinz
05/21/19 9:30:50 AM
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I, for one, would definitely support the idea of ruining myself to own the libs.
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DevsBro
05/21/19 9:38:24 AM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
Broseph_Stalin posted...
Esrac posted...
usually derisively disregard and deride them as useless and ignorant hicks in fly over country who don't matter. Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a shit about the poor rural people who are struggling.


What a stupid fucking post. How delusional do you have to be to see the exact opposite of what actually happens?


This. Liberals think very highly of people from rural areas.

What
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Sackgurl
05/21/19 9:43:21 AM
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Esrac posted...
Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a s*** about the poor rural people who are struggling.


shouldn't we care about 80% of america about four times more than 20% of america?
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DevsBro
05/21/19 9:45:38 AM
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Sackgurl posted...
Esrac posted...
Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a s*** about the poor rural people who are struggling.


shouldn't we care about 80% of america about four times more than 20% of america?

No?
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Sackgurl
05/21/19 9:47:48 AM
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DevsBro posted...
No?

why not?
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DevsBro
05/21/19 9:49:19 AM
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Sackgurl posted...
DevsBro posted...
No?

why not?

Because they're all human?
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GasMonkey
05/21/19 9:50:00 AM
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averagejoel posted...
NameWithSpaces posted...

why are people still linking to breitbart. why is it not autoflagged or something

because we have alt right sympathisers on the mod team and administration
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Sackgurl
05/21/19 9:55:22 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Because they're all human?

so shouldn't we care about each person as much as each other person?
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DevsBro
05/21/19 9:56:27 AM
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Sackgurl posted...
DevsBro posted...
Because they're all human?

so shouldn't we care about each person as much as each other person?

Yes, exactly.
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Sackgurl
05/21/19 10:00:23 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Yes, exactly.

so, shouldn't we care about the concerns and needs of four people about four times more than the concerns and needs of one person, since we are caring about each of them equally?
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Balrog0
05/21/19 10:06:35 AM
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yeah this is definitely true

the whole 'red county' narrative actually dodges pretty much the entire issue because so many of the areas that voted for trump are not rural but rather suburban, which in census terms is still metropolitan/counts as urban
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GasMonkey
05/21/19 10:08:14 AM
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Sackgurl posted...
DevsBro posted...
Yes, exactly.

so, shouldn't we care about the concerns and needs of four people about four times more than the concerns and needs of one person, since we are caring about each of them equally?

dont expect internal consisity from those types
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Questionmarktarius
05/21/19 10:09:59 AM
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DevsBro posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
Broseph_Stalin posted...
Esrac posted...
usually derisively disregard and deride them as useless and ignorant hicks in fly over country who don't matter. Because they really only care about the large cities they live in and don't give a shit about the poor rural people who are struggling.


What a stupid fucking post. How delusional do you have to be to see the exact opposite of what actually happens?


This. Liberals think very highly of people from rural areas.

What

The more rural areas get fucked over, the more likely they are to vote democrat under promise of free shit. Incidentally, this is why republicans give them free shit.
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