Driving to my retail job this afternoon, because apparently we& #39;re an "essential" business,

And I see 2 houses flying flags for the orange shitstain& #39;s re-election - "Keep America Great," they read.

In the middle of all this, which he is largely responsible for in our nation.
Then again, I live in Schuylkill County, affectionately and not-so-affectionately known as the Skook.

We& #39;re Coal Country here - at least 2 active coal mines miles from where I live
Deep red state, majority middle-aged and elderly population, not the best educated.
Poor population for the most part, but the biggest problem is the intense tribalism present here - you can& #39;t go 4 feet without being hissed out of some new clique. And it& #39;s *everywhere.*
I should add that it& #39;s a vast majority white population, too. So, after living here for ~20+ years, it makes sense why these people would want to re-elect him - he greatly appeals to their sense of clique-ish tribalism, but on a national scale, read, nationalism.
If you ever wanted to see the Boomer mindset in action, you need only come here, and I& #39;m guessing most other rural areas of Pennsylvania, too. It& #39;s very much a mindset of "Fuck you, I got mine," or more accurately, " Fuck you, I haven& #39;t gotten mine yet. "
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