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i drive through lots of rural small towns in red states every day and the only buildings not on their last leg are churches, dollar general stores, and fast food restaurants and one thing they all have in common is they made progress a bad word 30 years ago.
05:11 PM - Mar 14, 2023
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Danille Elise Christensen
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Have you stopped to talk with any of the people in these towns? I think you'd find that the picture is much more complicated--and certainly different from place to place.
11:17 PM - Mar 14, 2023
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ridley
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i do talk to them. i grew up with them. i'm sure it is more complicated but i'm not sure what to do except point out what i see as wrong. fox news, unbridled capitalism and organized religion.
11:35 AM - Mar 15, 2023
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Danille Elise Christensen
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I'm in Appalachia, where unbridled capitalism (e.g., extractive industries and predatory pharma) has indeed destroyed people and their environments, but is it fair to say "they" chose this? I agree that the situation is frustrating, but I don't think "us vs. them" framings are part of the solution.
11:47 AM - Mar 15, 2023
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ridley
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No I absolutely agree with that. I grew up in a small town in Kentucky and while those folks didn’t choose that they keep voting for people who don’t want them to have health care, etc. It should not be an us vs them. I am the same but moved out and gained some perspective. What’s the answer?
12:45 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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Danille Elise Christensen
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4) Get involved in progressive rural organizing and mutual aid groups that are building community capacity (through addiction recovery, employment, education, environmental justice, infrastructure, grantmaking, artmaking, history-telling, food security, etc.) e.g., https://ruralorganizing.org/
06:29 PM - Mar 15, 2023 (Edited)
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ridley
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sorry for the delay but these are fantastic suggestions. I appreciate it very much and will look into all of them.
12:03 PM - Mar 16, 2023
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Danille Elise Christensen
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my pleasure! good luck--every bit of help counts.
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