Comment on How Half Of America Lost Its F**king Mind
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
That was a good read. Well written and informative, but now I am left with so many questions.
That map was eye-opening. It made me wonder why republican controlled areas are doing so poorly. I understand the blame is somehow put on those dang ole democrats, but this doesn’t make sense to me. In all the towns with republican mayors and republican council members, in republican counties in states with republican governors and republican legislatures, with republican controlled congress for much of our recent history, why are so many republican citizens unable to prosper? We have had a string of republican presidents, among which I count Clinton, who was policy-wise, basically a moderate republican. So why are republican areas of the country not doing well? It’s mystifying.
Could it possibly be because of…republican policy?
HitlerCunnyRape@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Vote for whoever or whatever you want, it won’t magically make a town economically prosperous. Democrats won’t bring deep water shipping ports to nowhereville. Progressive policies won’t bring back small towns where the resources dried up. That stuff just isn’t how it works.
Like the republican policy under Reagan and Schwarzenegger that significantly contributed to making California into the economic powerhouse it is today? Or are we just supposed to ignore that because it doesn’t fit your narrative?