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> hippy dippy liberals from PDX are the anti-christ One could argue that the east side should throw the west side a bone by treating them as humans first in an
by bb88 4y ago
> hippy dippy liberals from PDX are the anti-christ
One could argue that the east side should throw the west side a bone by treating them as humans first in any negotiation -- rather than still trying to play "punching the hippy" politics which worked to a great extent in the 1970s.
The problem of politics of the right today is, that even if you do "throw them a bone", they're not going to stop with the vile rhetoric, so why even bother trying to negotiate with them?
- poulsbohemian 4y agoI completely hear and agree with you! In fact, you are being generous - given that rural folks are traditionalists who pride themselves on imagery of respect, authority, religiosity, etc - you'd think they would see the hypocrisy in their vile rhetoric. It's a challenge - those few rural votes don't make a difference in an election. The few state and national elected officials that come from these areas are in a minority position. But, so long as they feel disrespected (rightly or wrongly) they will continue to pull political stunts (the walkout of Rs in Salem, the Bundy national park takeover, this push to join Idaho) and that could have violent repercussions.