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Sun Jan 6, 2013, 10:10 PM

Jan 2013

It should be required reading.

It's helped me a lot at work.

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Why the Liberal/Conservative Split is also an urban/rural split [View all] IDoMath Jan 2013 OP

Nice food for thought +1 Remmah2 Jan 2013 #1

You and I have very similar stories. n/t IDoMath Jan 2013 #5

Lost cause, lets focus our resources on the people who voted for Obama MightyMopar Jan 2013 #2

I suppose it has gone completely over you head Budgies Revenge Jan 2013 #3

Some rural people voted for Obama. But rural people voted overwhelmingly for Romney. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #12

I LIVE in rural Texas IDoMath Jan 2013 #4

I was just talked to few hundred of them in the last month. MightyMopar Jan 2013 #6

Um.....yet again..... Budgies Revenge Jan 2013 #7

Not enough to help us politically, you can help them and they'll still vote for Pukes MightyMopar Jan 2013 #9

Tell that to the people who voted for President Obama PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #11

Thanks IDoMath Jan 2013 #13

In blue states and battle ground states but give up on the red states rural areas MightyMopar Jan 2013 #14

Obviously you're not paying attention to the people you talked at. IDoMath Jan 2013 #23

I apologize for offending good Democrats MightyMopar Jan 2013 #29

Of course there are dumbasses. They're everywhere. IDoMath Jan 2013 #34

I hope TeXXXas leaves the union, it holds the western world back from advancing! MightyMopar Jan 2013 #8

Whoosh!!!! nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #17

Deer Hunting With Jesus- by Joe Baegant. Rural folks are Republican by default. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #10

+ brazillion nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #16

Excellent book Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #54

Hit the nail on the head... R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #15

I'm rural but very much give a damn about social issues, not just "mine" uppityperson Jan 2013 #20

Not to put words in his mouth IDoMath Jan 2013 #25

I see a difference between not focusing on something and not "give a damn". uppityperson Jan 2013 #28

No sir. R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #31

What good will it do ANYONE to get married? Why target gay people? Only until we have economic uppityperson Jan 2013 #33

Priorities R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #35

If there are such "few associated benefits" then why deny them? It is simple. Why deny them? uppityperson Jan 2013 #36

I can't... R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #40

Thank you. And thank you for continuing to reply. If you don't have a good job, you can at least uppityperson Jan 2013 #41

Another question for you. If you would be so kind. uppityperson Jan 2013 #46

Thank you, and to answer your question... R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #47

Thank you for the answer. We have had a sudden influx of gun focused posters and were wondering uppityperson Jan 2013 #48

You're welcome. R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #49

DU has a Gun Control & RKBA forum you might be interested in. uppityperson Jan 2013 #50

Curious what your line of work is, that you would need such a gun? uppityperson Jan 2013 #51

To be honest... R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #57

That makes sense, thanks. That is one of my sayings also. uppityperson Jan 2013 #59

I think the point is that what's important is different to everyone davidn3600 Jan 2013 #32

Agreed. R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #37

I agree. But it is possible to multi-task. And there ARE some civil rights that are universal. uppityperson Jan 2013 #39

Nail on proverbial head. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #18

The same observation could be made about hammers. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #21

Murder with hammers is not a city thing. It can happen anywhere. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #53

I'll bet they're legal guns too. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #58

It's nor just hunting; consider how long it will take a sheriff's deputy to respond to a 911 call FarCenter Jan 2013 #19

Half an hour average nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #42

It's simply divide and conquer. sleestak smile Jan 2013 #22

Americans aren't ready for a discussion. Now is not the time. closeupready Jan 2013 #24

If not now, when? IDoMath Jan 2013 #26

When? Some other time. But now isn't it. closeupready Jan 2013 #27

Excellent OP. I have brought this up several times in threads, but not in this detail. freshwest Jan 2013 #30

In the country, some times the horse has blinders on. nt Remmah2 Jan 2013 #38

Well, I didn't have horses, only cattle. They were considered a luxury. freshwest Jan 2013 #45

Good post loyalsister Jan 2013 #43

Living in a rural area is no excuse for being conservative. DanTex Jan 2013 #44

K&R. I understand this very well. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #52

Very thought provoking post Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #55

I live in the city and don't own a gun. If I ever move to the country... redgreenandblue Jan 2013 #56