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> but your blatant ignorance of what actually happens in the midwest you missed quoting the part where the OP mentions moving from the Midwest. I don't think

by lurr 9y ago

> but your blatant ignorance of what actually happens in the midwest you missed quoting the part where the OP mentions moving from the Midwest. I don't think freedom of religion (including freedom from religion) is a strange priority. Nor is wanting to get away from legislation that discriminates against you.

013a 9y ago
Everyone with an opinion lived there "sometime ago". No one lives there now. Because those of us who do have little to complain about. Weird.
- SauciestGNU 9y ago
  I live there now. I get called homophobic slurs while riding my bike to work. I get coal rolled. People swerve at me in their trucks attempting to assault me. And I live in a university city. For what it's worth I am not gay, I just have the audacity to not always drive my car. And then there are the culture warriors in the state legislature, doing things like prohibiting municipalities from passing their own non-discrimination ordinances that include gender and sexuality. And then there are the confederate battle flags plastering trucks and houses all over the rural areas that surround my city in this very northern state. And the wildly increased incidences of bias crimes. No, I think there are plenty of issues that currently affect the Midwest, and while it may have certain redeeming aspects, we're not doing the region any favors by glossing over the ugliness.
  - AnimalMuppet 9y ago
    > I get coal rolled. Could you define that term for me?
    - justin66 9y ago
      http://lmgtfy.com/?q=coal+roll http://lmgtfy.com/?q=coal+roll
    - grzm 9y ago
      > ”Rolling coal is a form of conspicuous air pollution, for entertainment or for protest. Some drivers intentionally trigger coal rolling in the presence of hybrid vehicles (when it is nicknamed "Prius repellent") to taunt their drivers, who are perceived as being environmentally motivated in their vehicle choice. Coal rolling may also be directed at foreign cars, bicyclists, protesters, and pedestrians.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal
    - dharmab 9y ago
      Coal Rolling is an automotive subculture where people modify trucks to create large clouds of dark exhaust smoke under acceleration and then expel said smoke onto vehicles they deem inferior. Common targets include small cars, hybrid/electric vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles. It's as dumb as it sounds.

by lurr 9y ago

013a 9y ago

Everyone with an opinion lived there "sometime ago". No one lives there now. Because those of us who do have little to complain about. Weird.

SauciestGNU 9y ago
I live there now. I get called homophobic slurs while riding my bike to work. I get coal rolled. People swerve at me in their trucks attempting to assault me. And I live in a university city. For what it's worth I am not gay, I just have the audacity to not always drive my car. And then there are the culture warriors in the state legislature, doing things like prohibiting municipalities from passing their own non-discrimination ordinances that include gender and sexuality. And then there are the confederate battle flags plastering trucks and houses all over the rural areas that surround my city in this very northern state. And the wildly increased incidences of bias crimes. No, I think there are plenty of issues that currently affect the Midwest, and while it may have certain redeeming aspects, we're not doing the region any favors by glossing over the ugliness.
- AnimalMuppet 9y ago
  > I get coal rolled. Could you define that term for me?
  - justin66 9y ago
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=coal+roll http://lmgtfy.com/?q=coal+roll
  - grzm 9y ago
    > ”Rolling coal is a form of conspicuous air pollution, for entertainment or for protest. Some drivers intentionally trigger coal rolling in the presence of hybrid vehicles (when it is nicknamed "Prius repellent") to taunt their drivers, who are perceived as being environmentally motivated in their vehicle choice. Coal rolling may also be directed at foreign cars, bicyclists, protesters, and pedestrians.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal
  - dharmab 9y ago
    Coal Rolling is an automotive subculture where people modify trucks to create large clouds of dark exhaust smoke under acceleration and then expel said smoke onto vehicles they deem inferior. Common targets include small cars, hybrid/electric vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles. It's as dumb as it sounds.