How much is rural America still Trump country? | All Over The Map

Republican corrupt red states or against taxes because they’re always protecting the billionaires and they’re telling middle class and the poor it’s them they’re protecting no they’re protecting the billionaires. They don’t have to worry about services they’ll get the services they need but the middle class if you don’t tax billionaires, you’ll never get the services you deserve. It’s a con. It’s always a con with corrupt Republicans.

Chris, shouldn’t the President unite the country. Instead of dividing? He is the one dividing the country and the media follows. He is not kind and is not empathetic. The country and people want bipartisanship from their govt. Who would for everyone in the country!

✅ Johnny ol chap, how do you not know this?! years back, at the last minute, Trump called his zombie slave Republicans in Congress and killed a bipartisan immigration Bill. because it would have made Biden look good, also, Republican zombies couldn't use it as a wedge issue in the future, which they still do today. despicable and dishonest. pure history and facts.

I noticed some people have a jaded view of what happened. They tried to blame Biden for high inflation when it was caused by Covid. Donald Trump‘s problems were caused by Donald Trump. There’s no way Joe Biden could’ve stopped or prevented Covid but they wanna blame him even when he brought the inflation down from the high of nine to around 2 1/2% when Donald Trump lied made promises and did everything the opposite of what he promised

The MAGA pastor moans about Talarico not being honest, and when King points out Paxton's dishonesty, he shrugs and says, 'none of us are perfect'. I recall my headteacher at school saying that if there's one thing he thought God would really dislike it's a hypocrite.

Excuse me, but why do these rural people who are unhappy with their current broken healthcare system viciously oppose Medicare for all, or a public option? That $60,000 bill that man had for his appendix out would cost him $0 (Zero) in a country like Australia or Canada...

I was raised in the rural South a couple of years after highschool I left because there just wasn't much opportunity. I'm sixty and I still have family and friends from my hometown complaining about how much harder they have it. That's a choice. If you choose to remain in area with a depressed economy either accept it or fix it. Quit blaming everyone else. There's nothing in the Constitution that says everyone in America is entitled to the same economic opportunities regardless of geography.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS ALL IRRELEVANT ?<br>The questions need to be “do you understand this administration’s goal is dismantling our system of government,” and give examples of how this is happening.<br>Of course their life is getting worse — this administration DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEM.

Even if you hate Trump<br>Even if you hate republicans <br>Even if you didn’t give a dam<br><br>Let me ask you these questions:<br><br>1. Why do you democrats really want open borders that badly?<br>(You know and I know if there are open borders you would be letting everyone come in no matter if they are criminal or not)<br><br>2. Why do you want to abolish ice that badly?<br>(You didn’t complain during Obama or Biden years but it seems all of sudden you wanting ice to be abolish just means you liberals want criminals let loose on our streets)<br><br>3. Why is it that all of sudden you democrats care about lower prices and inflation and all that?<br>(You didn’t care during Biden years, so being a two faced about this all of sudden says a lot since I would think you democrats would just tax tax tax)<br><br>4. Let’s look at this for a second about universal healthcare for a second from Google:<br><br>Universal Healthcare &amp; Housing: Advocates for single-payer Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, universal child care, cancellation of student debt, and guaranteed housing as a human right<br><br>Response: you know and I know you liberals would just want to tax the rich and all that but the thing is what happens when millionaires and billionaires leave our country and go elsewhere ; wouldn’t the middle and lower be stuck with this since I get you liberals hate republicans but why am I even supposed to give a dam about you democrats <br><br>5. Why is it that you democrats want to give voting 🗳️ rights to noncitizens?<br>(Wouldn’t you democrats be getting their votes 🗳️ anyway which I wouldn’t understand why you democrats even think this is even right)<br><br>6 why do you democrats even want to abolish senate and electoral college?<br>(If you abolished electoral college, you would be making president elections be decided by the bigger cities and guess what bigger cities trend towards you democrats and abolish the senate, hmmmm I wander why Google would think 💭 it advantages the wealthy even though recently both parties don’t do 💩)<br><br>Even if you democrats want to laugh and bash these ?s, these are not wrong ?s to ask though… and look obviously I could say more ?s but sometimes too where even though there’s thing I don’t like about republicans, you democrats make things way worse than it needs to be

The Republican Party is burning our country to the ground and they need to be stopped. That&#39;s really all there is to it. The problem with Democrats is that they want to negotiate. You don&#39;t negotiate, you take. Winning isn&#39;t a negotiation.

GREAT group of people talking. It is SO HARD to talk with each other and I appreciate you all stepping out here and doing this. I was born and raised in Iowa and I am VERY SAD to see what has happened there. I live in Europe now. My number one hope for America is FIX EDUCATION! Our kids will be the future society of the USA and ALL KIDS deserve the best education our society can provide. Think about who does not want the most Educated kids on earth? &lt;-- you answer this question and you will have found our enemy within. ALL of these problems source from the 40 year destruction of the Public Education system. It is my number one issue, I want the smartest society on earth to be American and it starts with ALL KIDS!!!!

#1, didn&#39;t Tucker throw a fit over Trump not placing his hand on a Bible? <br><br>#2, I live and work around mostly Trump voters, most voted 3 times for him, and most say that they loved him the first time around. Most now say that they don&#39;t know anymore, and they are all hurting. The policies of this administration are directly effecting his base in a negative way. I live in Texas, in a rural community, outside of a big city. Hispanics are our Co workers in the plants, our neighbors, our friends, and while all of us want immigration enforcement, none of us like how it is being done, or the fear in our friends and neighbors. When american born united states citizens have to worry about being drug out of their car in the middle of the road because they have brown skin, we have a huge problem. We dont want the gestapo, we want civilized law enforcement, and we want the immigration reform that has been promised for at least the last 40 years that I know of... also, come off the culture war bs, we are just as tired of that as we are the woke bs.

Much of modern politics is explained by history.
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<br>Bonhoeffer: Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy than malice. He viewed it not as an intellectual lack, but a moral defect that happens when people surrender their inner independence and thinking to group slogans and political power.
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<br>Polybius: 4. Oligarchy (Corrupt Rule by the Few): Over time, the descendants of these elites grow greedy, exploiting their status to secure wealth and privilege while ignoring the needs of the populace.
<br>5. Democracy (Virtuous Rule by the Many): The citizens rebel against the oppressive oligarchy, establishing a regime based on equality, civic freedom, and popular participation.
<br>6. Ochlocracy / Mob Rule (Corrupt Rule by the Many): As generations pass, citizens begin to take freedom for granted. Society stratifies, demagogues appeal to the baser passions of the masses, and public order breaks down into chaotic mob rule.
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<br>America has been struggling between 4, 5, 6.
<br>All of politics is struggling with all of this.

If rural voters wanted basic standard of living, maybe don&#39;t vote for a well-documented con artist like Donald J. Trump for starters. Perhaps rural rightists need to think before voting instead of voting out of anger. Same with some leftists too. Stop being so dumb.

It&#39;s refreshing to see a segment actually listening to everyday voters instead of just playing into partisan talking points. Whether Democrat or Republican, people in rural communities just want the basics handled—healthcare, infrastructure, and a fair shot at making a living.

Omg $60,000 for your appendix out? Im in Australia- I had mine out zero cost. Then my son needed to be ambulanced an hour to hospital to get his out. No cost. Well a small fee oer year for ambulance membership unless you’re low income. <br>We pay 2% of our wage in tax into Medicare - and everyone has it. If you want extra insurance for more options- private etc that can be as little as $100 a month. <br>We can still choose our own doctors - specialists we can too, though some will cost more and we may have to pay a gap (if we don’t abd private insurance ) but in my experience that was $100 to see a top neurologist. But I could have seen a different one for less or no cost.

What I will never understand is that this administration has no plans for anything at all. The only bill that has been passed this year that actually helps people, the housing bill, was never even signed by Trump, yet you still think he is working for you? Whose wallet is bigger now? Trump, Musk, and on and on. Think people, follow the money!

ED THE SOCK COMMENTS
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<br>Alright, I watched the whole thing. Here&#39;s my take.
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<br>Now, you might think this is a show about rural voters. And it is. But it&#39;s also a show about a deeper question: what happens when a country forgets that its government works for the people, not the other way around?
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<br>These are farmers. Small business owners. A pastor. A nurse. People who live in towns where the nearest hospital is an hour away, where broadband is a promise that never came, where gas is $4.36 and diesel is worse. They&#39;re not asking for the moon. They&#39;re asking for the basics. Food. Shelter. Health care. A government that does its job.
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<br>And what did they get? A president who promised to fix it on day one. A war with Iran that drove up fuel prices. A health care system that charged a woman $60,000 for an appendectomy and then sent her fourteen separate bills. Politicians who talk about culture wars while the roads fall apart and the hospitals close.
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<br>Carlin said it perfectly. The game is rigged. The owners don&#39;t care about you. They want obedient workers. People smart enough to run the machines and dumb enough to accept the lower pay, the longer hours, the vanishing pension. They don&#39;t want critical thinkers. They don&#39;t want you sitting around the kitchen table at 2 a.m. going, &quot;Wait a minute. The game is rigged.&quot;
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<br>And here&#39;s the thing. These voters know it. Chris, the Republican, knows it. He says the president over-promised. But he&#39;s still giving him four years. Josh, the Democrat, knows it. He says his Republican friends feel it. Pastor Steve knows it. He&#39;s feeding 200 cars a day at his food bank. Michelle knows it. She&#39;s knocking on doors trying to flip a House seat. David knows it. He&#39;s watching his town become a ghost town.
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<br>They all know. But they&#39;re stuck in a system that gives them two choices, neither of which fixes the game. They want someone to do the job. They&#39;re tired of paying for nothing.
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<br>And that&#39;s the whole thing. That&#39;s the American Dream. You have to be asleep to believe it. But these folks aren&#39;t asleep. They&#39;re exhausted. They&#39;re watching the game get rigged in real time, and they&#39;re waiting for someone to say, &quot;Hey. The table is tilted. The game is rigged. And we&#39;re not going to take it anymore.&quot;
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<br>Check the stove. Keep the loop open. And if somebody tells you the economy is fine, ask them how much a gallon of milk costs. Then ask them how long it takes to get to the nearest emergency room.
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<br>Ed&#39;s out. 🌹