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It’s crazy to talk to folks with only a couple of grams of brain matter. They say that the weather is changing, but they think magic sky man do it.
Magic sky man scary me no like. Bad man make planet hot because we be naughty.
I used to listen and try to understand when I lived in rural counties in the US. Now all I hear is..
Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
This patronizing attitude is part of the reason politicians like Trump has become popular. He talks to these people who the "civilized" part of the country is totally ignoring. You care about climate change, and so do I. But what if you live near a coal mine that has slowly been phased out? You see your town which your grandfather lived in slowly rots away. You see America as a failing country - you see stores closing. You see people moving away. People dying from opiate overdose. Unemployment and depression
These people have real and legitimate grievances. Their government has failed them - which is why anti-establishment figures like Trump is such a lightning rod for their energy. Then we go and tell them that we need to make sacrifices for the climate. What are they supposed to think? What more do they have to give?
Ignoring these people and pretending like they don't matter or are totally irrational is going to help lead to fascism in this country. Any real revolutionary movement will have to incorporate the whole of America. We need these people on our side.
The people who IDOLIZE Timothy McVeigh will never be on your side I hate to break it to you.
And Fascism is already here. The Nazi rally’s at Madison Square Garden in the 1930’s was an indication of that.
And the Civil War, that was Americas brand of Fascism at the time.
These folks believe in Gods kingdom as the ONLY reality, they don’t look at the world through your lens.
The coal mine closing, rural lands becoming industrial, Sacklers killing their innocent kids, that’s not what drives them.
Fighting the spiritual war is the only thing to do because everything else is literally out of their control.
Their ill placed revenge is always going to be a vote against you.
They were bred that way. We can’t change it. They have to, and that ain’t likely.
Check out Deer Hunting With Jesus by Joe Bageant. It’s a rednecks view of his own people and some predictions that came true.