Reply #47: You said what I was thinking. Thank you!

[lostnfound]

I couldn't find the words to say it but you've said it well.

I also think that the extreme red states can be like 'bad apples' in a barrel, i.e., spreading confusion and misinformation through their friends and relatives in other states.

My old boss used to say "if you take a person that is 'counterproductive' and make them 'nonproductive', you've made a big improvement." Take a person or group of persons that is extremely misinformed and resolute in their distorted views, and make them doubt their information or their views, and you've made a big improvement.