A Rural Area with Moderate Politics

[Griff]

That would look moderate to me.

[Griff]

Of course I'm from here:

[Griff]

county:

[monster]

Originally Posted by Griff

Of course I'm from here:

RUUUUUUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Griff]

[xoxoxoBruce]

Of course you've take into account one or both girls might move at any time. If you lived in a motor-home you'd be all set.

[Griff]

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Flint

Griff, what are you considering Moderate politics? Something like this?

(pictured: 2016, and 2012 general election results from my county)

Originally Posted by Griff

That would look moderate to me.

When I was in Upstate NY our district looked more like flints except slight majority Republican. I found Moderate Republicanism to be acceptable in that time and place. I guess the Gingrich revolution and Fox News have worked their magic.

The "get your guns out the election is fake" was ramping up when I left Facebook. Now that white people have been given the thumbs up on showing up armed for political events, I wonder how the Super-Patriots will react if Trump fails to steal the election? If he does manage a steal, I wonder how Democrats will fair in the streets? I will still remove all political signage the day after the election, a nicety Cult 45 has not maintained.

/rant

I'm guessing most truly rural places have become similarly radicalized. I guess pulling voting districts out of the record would be helpful. Keeping an eye out for a purple rural town.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Griff

Now that white people have been given the thumbs up on showing up armed for political events. . .

Griff, I don't know about you, but I can keep in mind that not one person of any complexion other than Caucasian has been forbidden to show up armed for a political event. I say unwarp your view.

Relatedly, I propose to you a thought experiment. I refuse to give any thought whatsoever, or to give any weight, to matters of complexion, race, religion, national origin (comes naturally of being an individualist). Now then: what if simply everybody did so; what would be the likely outcome?

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Now then: what if simply everybody did so; what would be the likely outcome?

It will be a bloodbath.

[Griff]

I should expand on that. Trump continuously calls into question the validity of the election while maintaining a dodgy relationship with the totalitarian Putin and actively trying to break the postal service when people need it for among other things voting during a pandemic. If the streets fill up with angry armed folks of all political stripes, we could get the banana republic Trump appears to want. More stable personalities will be on the sideline because they don't generally walk into likely shooting events. If we would commit to the democratic process and developing good responsive governance this rancor could be channeled into the system. We have a choice and guns in the street is a poor one. Don't think that the right has the exclusive power of armed mob violence.