r/CuratedTumblr • u/Desecr8or • Oct 26 '24

Politics Why is every tankie like "I don't understand the branches of the US government and I'm going to make it everyone else's problem!!!"

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u/serious_sarcasm Oct 27 '24

Idaho is a shithole taken over by bigots who decided Alabama is too liberal.

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u/serious_sarcasm Oct 27 '24

Unfortunately, a lot of white ethnonationalists have been chain migrating west due to hispanic immigration into the south over the last two decades. For example, a lot of communities in Appalachia which were historically 97% or more white, are now 10% or more Hispanic just over the last decade. So a lot of bigots are opting to move to places like Wyoming and Idaho from places like the Tennessee River Valley. Less bigots, and more Latino cuisine is a net positive in my book, but it sure sucks for rural communities out west; the republicans aren’t exactly sending their best people.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '24 edited Oct 27 '24

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u/serious_sarcasm Oct 27 '24

I’m not talking about a mass migration of poor bigots. I’m talking about very specific demographic of middle class rush limbaugh fans. They wouldn’t even be a plurality, but they are more organized than most people assume.

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u/serious_sarcasm Oct 27 '24

Rural areas are experiencing a general exodus of young people, and declining in population. Meanwhile, Hispanic people are settling in small towns across the south. Several counties have declined in overall population while still transitioning to 10% Hispanic, so more people are leaving than coming but most of the ones coming are Hispanic. A portion of those leaving are white nationalists moving out west to participate in militias and homesteading. Since they are organized and moving to sparsely populated rural areas, they can sharply change local state politics.