What we have here is failure to differentiate

It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) February 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM

Fuck Donald Trump

Peace, 

emaycee 

Preach it, Digby

I'm so tired of being lectured about how people like me view rural Americans with "contempt" thereby causing them to turn to fascism. I've never dehumanized them. But they have been doing it to me for decades. #chickenoregg

— digby (@digby56) May 2, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

American genocide

 

They're literally killing their own.

It's republicans who are refusing to wear masks.  It's republicans who are going about their lives believing the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax.  It's republicans who are refusing to get the vaccine.  Throw in the fact that COVID-19 adversely affects those over the age of 65--a reliably republican demographic--and you have to wonder just how the GQP thinks it's helping itself by not promoting masks or advising its adherents to get the vaccine.  

Donald Trump is responsible for 400,000 American deaths--and red states are leading the nation in deaths per capita.  Donald Trump's policies concerning Americans' health have negatively impacted rural areas disproportionately when compared to cities--and rural areas are a GQP stronghold.  And yet the pro-life party literally kisses Trump's ass every time he farts.

And in the end, it's hard to feel sorry for a group of people that are more than happy to be led to their poverty ridden, drug addled, and politically pointless deaths by leaders who are more than happy to sacrifice them just to own the libs.

400,000 Dead Americans Because the Pro-Life Party Botched the Pandemic Response

Peace,

emaycee