• mommykink@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re mostly on the nail with these but it’s worth mentioning that political leanings are split a lot closer to “rural vs urban” differences than they are regional. For example, the city of Austin, Texas, is a lot closer politically to somewhere like Seattle, Washington, than it is to Odessa, Texas. Similarly, somewhere like Redding, California, is closer politically to Decatur, Alabama than it is to Los Angeles. This is a pretty recent development.

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      1 year ago

      I grew up in Odessa. I left and I never want to go back. Ever. Last time I was there was to take the dog, my father’s ashes, and any remaining belongings back to a saner part of the country. I have seen and heard it has only gotten worse since and nobody should live there. Ever. Just leave. Run away. Scorched earth. Fuck Texas. Fuck Wasps. Fuck all of the hateful, bigoted, racist, sexist pieces of shit that live there and anywhere else.

      Sorry. I may have been a little triggered…I am going to smoke a bowl and chill out now.