05-02-2022, 10:14 PM
Oh, get over yourself. It really shouldn't be this difficult. I just find it hilarious that the people that throw out stereotypes the most are upset when they're lumped in with stereotypes. Kind of like your little ventures into the joke thread. No intentional comedy or jokes added, you were only there because you just wanted clarification and fact checking . . . of jokes? Ministry of Truth candidate right there.
I work with a crew of Mexicans in Democratic Anchorage, which is very much like Portland in the sense that it's a Liberal island in a Conservative ocean. I also run a non-profit radio station 50 miles away, smack dab in the middle of Rednekistan, where guys fly their "Hillary For Prison" flags on their trucks. The night and day difference in 50 miles is insane. It's almost like expecting to show your passport when you get out of your truck, it's that different. Do I really need to explain the comments I get when I mention a funny story about my co-workers in Anchorage to my friends and acquaintances near my radio station? These comments usually have nothing to do with my story, just their prejudice towards Mexicans or foreigners
And then the people that call people snowflakes or Karens suddenly get all offended or upset or want clarification when they're lumped in with a stereotype. I don't like our immigration policy but still get told I want open borders only because I think a wall is stupid and expensive to maintain. Disagree with a Conservative? Well, you must be a Liberal.
Independents have been voting more Liberal these days more due to being driven there by the amount of insanity on the right than actually lining up with the policies of the left. . . . Independents that vote Conservative are mostly just Conservatives that are too embarrassed to admit it because of the MTG, Boebert and Gaetz side of the party. It seems that they don't like being lumped in with stereotypes. That may not be like that where you live. I live in a state that has 55.25% registered Independent voters yet still overwhelmingly votes Conservative with only 25.77% registered Republicans and 13.82% Democrats. Loudmouth Conservatives making their party look bad may be few in numbers in your area, I'm not quite so lucky.
I work with a crew of Mexicans in Democratic Anchorage, which is very much like Portland in the sense that it's a Liberal island in a Conservative ocean. I also run a non-profit radio station 50 miles away, smack dab in the middle of Rednekistan, where guys fly their "Hillary For Prison" flags on their trucks. The night and day difference in 50 miles is insane. It's almost like expecting to show your passport when you get out of your truck, it's that different. Do I really need to explain the comments I get when I mention a funny story about my co-workers in Anchorage to my friends and acquaintances near my radio station? These comments usually have nothing to do with my story, just their prejudice towards Mexicans or foreigners
And then the people that call people snowflakes or Karens suddenly get all offended or upset or want clarification when they're lumped in with a stereotype. I don't like our immigration policy but still get told I want open borders only because I think a wall is stupid and expensive to maintain. Disagree with a Conservative? Well, you must be a Liberal.
Independents have been voting more Liberal these days more due to being driven there by the amount of insanity on the right than actually lining up with the policies of the left. . . . Independents that vote Conservative are mostly just Conservatives that are too embarrassed to admit it because of the MTG, Boebert and Gaetz side of the party. It seems that they don't like being lumped in with stereotypes. That may not be like that where you live. I live in a state that has 55.25% registered Independent voters yet still overwhelmingly votes Conservative with only 25.77% registered Republicans and 13.82% Democrats. Loudmouth Conservatives making their party look bad may be few in numbers in your area, I'm not quite so lucky.
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