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Compare the "Seattle freeze" to "Minnesota nice" or "Southern hosoitality." There's a reason blue areas generally have reputations as being cliquey and hostile

Compare the "Seattle freeze" to "Minnesota nice" or "Southern hosoitality." There's a reason blue areas generally have reputations as being cliquey and hostile while red areas generally have reputations of friendliness and hospitality.

tmh88j 5y ago
You're really grasping for straws to somehow tie politics into small towns and friendship, while also making assumptions about me. Yes, I saw the comment that you made and promptly deleted. Your red vs blue ranting is nonsensical. I live in Texas and have lived in a few small towns in WV for several years. I have a lot of friends all over the political spectrum, and hobbies that are stereotypically aligned with those demographics, so I spend a lot of time around all kinds of people. I'm not quite sure what you're rambling on about, but from this message and the one you deleted you sure have strong opinions about...something. You're afraid to use your main account, I don't know why I'm even bothering to respond.
- throwaway89652 5y ago
  i deleted the first comment because it was making assumptions about you. That an inability to understand what the original poster meant could only signify trolling demonstrated to me a lack of either imagination or good will. Given this is HN, I assumed the latter, but upon reflection decided that it didn't necessarily follow. Accordingly, I deleted the post. I figured I should then at least have the candor to sign post what I perceived to be the original poster's intent since you and others seemed to have trouble with it. Given your hostile response to that response (naturally after having been attacked) I won't continue to try. In all honesty, if you're that insulated from the current zeitgeist, consider yourself fortunate.
  - tmh88j 5y ago
    > since you and others seemed to have trouble with it. Given your hostile response to that response (naturally after having been attacked) I won't continue to try. How is what I asked hostile? They commenter made a statement about small towns and politics equating friendship. I've lived in those areas and I still have no idea what they mean. You have very strong opinions in this area and keep on lobbing partial ideas out there (just like this) as if everyone should understand how you feel without explicitly stating why. >In all honesty, if you're that insulated from the current zeitgeist, consider yourself fortunate. You seem to be consuming more media than you are interacting with the folks they're stirring up propaganda about to get views. As I've previously mentioned I have hobbies that are stereotypically aligned with certain demographics, and from the countless hours I've spent at gun ranges, muscle car shows and shops, tech conventions and art fairs, 99% of people's beliefs are not at the extremes of the political spectrum. The vocal minority usually creates the divisive attention you seem to be speaking of. I saw your other comment in this thread about ditching your friends because they were "more trouble than it's worth". I'm not surprised you believe everyone is at each other's throats based on that comment. Most people are very reasonable.
    - throwaway89652 5y ago
      I stand by my original statement: consider yourself fortunate. The problem isn't that I'm consuming propaganda; it's that the people around me are consuming propaganda, despite best efforts. If you haven't seen compassionate and reasonable friends and family turn into paranoid, irrational, hate-filled conformists as they become Extremely Online, then in all sincerity, consider yourself fortunate.

tmh88j 5y ago

You're really grasping for straws to somehow tie politics into small towns and friendship, while also making assumptions about me. Yes, I saw the comment that you made and promptly deleted. Your red vs blue ranting is nonsensical. I live in Texas and have lived in a few small towns in WV for several years. I have a lot of friends all over the political spectrum, and hobbies that are stereotypically aligned with those demographics, so I spend a lot of time around all kinds of people. I'm not quite sure what you're rambling on about, but from this message and the one you deleted you sure have strong opinions about...something. You're afraid to use your main account, I don't know why I'm even bothering to respond.

throwaway89652 5y ago
i deleted the first comment because it was making assumptions about you. That an inability to understand what the original poster meant could only signify trolling demonstrated to me a lack of either imagination or good will. Given this is HN, I assumed the latter, but upon reflection decided that it didn't necessarily follow. Accordingly, I deleted the post. I figured I should then at least have the candor to sign post what I perceived to be the original poster's intent since you and others seemed to have trouble with it. Given your hostile response to that response (naturally after having been attacked) I won't continue to try. In all honesty, if you're that insulated from the current zeitgeist, consider yourself fortunate.
- tmh88j 5y ago
  > since you and others seemed to have trouble with it. Given your hostile response to that response (naturally after having been attacked) I won't continue to try. How is what I asked hostile? They commenter made a statement about small towns and politics equating friendship. I've lived in those areas and I still have no idea what they mean. You have very strong opinions in this area and keep on lobbing partial ideas out there (just like this) as if everyone should understand how you feel without explicitly stating why. >In all honesty, if you're that insulated from the current zeitgeist, consider yourself fortunate. You seem to be consuming more media than you are interacting with the folks they're stirring up propaganda about to get views. As I've previously mentioned I have hobbies that are stereotypically aligned with certain demographics, and from the countless hours I've spent at gun ranges, muscle car shows and shops, tech conventions and art fairs, 99% of people's beliefs are not at the extremes of the political spectrum. The vocal minority usually creates the divisive attention you seem to be speaking of. I saw your other comment in this thread about ditching your friends because they were "more trouble than it's worth". I'm not surprised you believe everyone is at each other's throats based on that comment. Most people are very reasonable.
  - throwaway89652 5y ago
    I stand by my original statement: consider yourself fortunate. The problem isn't that I'm consuming propaganda; it's that the people around me are consuming propaganda, despite best efforts. If you haven't seen compassionate and reasonable friends and family turn into paranoid, irrational, hate-filled conformists as they become Extremely Online, then in all sincerity, consider yourself fortunate.