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In reply to the discussion: Hey Red State DUers!! A message for y'all! [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)It sounds like its just the way it is in the Red States, that everyone is assumed to be a Republican or a right wing Libertarian. Kids just grow up hearing their parents rant on and on inspired by the echoes of Fox News dancing in their heads. I can see how those kids just assume the Republican mantle, even if they are not particularly political. Its a matter of fitting in.
And if your godless liberalism is somehow leaked you would be instantly ostracized as someone who is trying to show off in some way, someone who is inexplicably and purposely going the "wrong way" like Billy in Midnight Express. Because it can't be because you are actually correct on the issues, EVERYONE knows that, so it must be that you are either crazy, or an asshole that is begging for a fight.
Maybe I'm being overly dramatic. Their does always seem to be a healthy wingnut population everywhere though, including where I am, above the 49th. But I can't imagine trying to live immersed in that culture.