• Zink@programming.dev
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          You reap what you sow.

          Some might say that makes you deserving of it, and others might disagree. But the apparent causal relationship exists outside of moral judgments.

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              We generally don’t hate people from red states, I’m in Oregon. We see them like a kid that won’t stop touching a hot stove. It’s more a disappointment than a “fuck em”.

              Like maybe they are just stupid?

              • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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                Apparently you’ve never had people tell you that you don’t matter because you’re from a red state. I’m trans, stuck in a red state, and get to have people tell me I deserve what the state is doing to me and my trans siblings because we were born here.

                Obviously Texas wouldn’t be so red if we would just vote for Democrats, right? Therefore, we must be part of the problem! As long as one person votes blue then that cancels out all the red votes so we really have no one to blame but ourselves!

                I voted blue. Fuck you.

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                  Could you share more about your trans siblings? I had understood that being transgender was relatively uncommon, and I realize there may be genetic or other factors involved. It’s new to me that multiple members of a family might identify this way, and I’d love to learn more if you’re open to sharing. Thanks!

                  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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                    You misunderstood, heh. It’s not uncommon for people in the trans community to refer to other members as “siblings” or “brothers and sisters” regardless of actual blood relationship.

                    That said, my sister is non-binary and I’m pretty sure my mom is heavily closeted based on a number of things she’s said to me after I came out.

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                Maybe. How many times does a kid have to burn himself on a hot stove before we accept that he’s just stupid and a lost cause?

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                  Never. But we can still be disappointed. Not everyone in red states sucks, the majority of them seem to though.

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                    Never.

                    Alright, well, keep hoping that they’ll stop burning their hand on the stove one day. Seems like a waste of time and energy, but that’s up to you.

        • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          That the states that consistently vote Republican are also consistently among the states with the worst quality of life, and that there’s a correlation between the two.

          That Republicans don’t actually care about Americans.

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          That they keep voting for people who “love the working class” and who “have great economic policy” but every classically Republican state is a fucking shithole that constantly needs money from blue states to stay barely afloat.

          It’s yet more evidence that the GOP don’t have any interest and/or ability to properly run a country. All their ideas fucking suck and everything they touch is worse for it, and their base needs to realize this. Also educated or not it’s so insanely obvious these days just how bad shit is and whose at fault but us North Americans(I’m Canadian, same problems here but more boring) can’t stop but chase the right when the center falters. At this point people should be mocked, this shit’s inexcusable in ways it wasn’t as much even only 10-15 years ago.

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              Mocked, yes, but saying they deserve to suffer…I dunno honestly yea I kinda agree but I’m trying to take something more productive from the data.

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          That red states vote against their own interests. They have massive needs and lag on many wellness metrics, yet consistently vote for politicians who are happy to keep them that way via the policy they enact

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      I can’t believe they would vote for a different candidate after suffering under the current candidate! FOOOLSS!!!