Luke Skywanker
You know when you suddenly remember you're a stranger in your own country? The rodeo was great, except for the repeated divisive pseudo-patriotic bullshit thrown as red meat to the spectators. Like it wasn't just that they honored the troops or said a prayer. It was like, "at least we're not those defund the police people!" crap.
Luke Skywanker
Which I fail to connect to bull riding
𝒲𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒮𝑜𝓁𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓇
Murrca
Luke Skywanker
Fuck all y'all I'm one of you
Luke Skywanker
stop acting like we're asking you to hate our country
Luke Skywanker
Stop acting like we said ANY of the shit you keep saying we said?
Luke Skywanker
I'm sitting here in rainbow overalls and green hair just grabbing my dad's shoulder so I don't do anything dumb
Luke Skywanker
That said, horses are cool
𝒲𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒮𝑜𝓁𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓇
I've never been to a rodeo, but I can only imagine what was said.
Luke Skywanker
It had NO PLACE in a fucking calf roping competition!
Polly ji
I was at one in Fort Worth. I must admit it was pretty cool.
Luke Skywanker
I'm used to the flag waving and stuff, you know? But that's not like, deliberately political.
Luke Skywanker
Polly ji
: it's very cool!
Luke Skywanker
It's exciting and animals are pretty!
Luke Skywanker
But this was overtly political divide crap.
Luke Skywanker
and it felt super defensive.
Luke Skywanker
Not least because it was clearly a response to ... what someone imagines BLM etc is talking about, without actually hearing it.
Luke Skywanker
I said as we were walking home tonight, that as soon as I was old enough to develop anything like a political consciousness I remember being told I'm un-American. I'm fucking tired of it.
Polly ji
Conservatives don't get to define what is and isn't American. That's not their call to make.
Luke Skywanker
I understand that
Luke Skywanker
I'm talking about the message from society
Polly ji
Unfortunately, what we lack and the other side has in spades is a monolithic sense of purpose and mission.
Polly ji
It's hard to fight back against people who believe that they're literally on a mission from God.
Polly ji
But I would say that society's message contradicts their narrative. And that's one of their principle motivators.
Polly ji
They can feel the seismic shift and it frightens them.
Polly ji
The good news, such as it is, is that conservatives always lose the culture wars. It's just a matter of time.
StupidSexyV⚠der
"They can feel the seismic shift and it frightens them. " Yep. 'Manifest Destiny' and that shit gives them Divine Rights and they have co-oped the name of Redneck and I'm MAD
batsquatch
it does seem just very monolithic. With set ideas about things like BLM that won't be changed
batsquatch
because of culture bubbles
Luke Skywanker
StupidSexyV⚠der
: there was def some redneck talk last night, yeah
Luke Skywanker
And you're right, Polly--it's death throes, that's why they're so desperate
StupidSexyV⚠der
yeah?
Luke Skywanker
Oh yeah like, "how many rednecks here support our" etc etc
(ｏ・_・)ノ
not feeling like you belong (when you know you do) sucks
StupidSexyV⚠der
/growl
antler queen
yeah I just got back from a place like this 🙃
batsquatch
it really doesn't feel like it's dying, especially since now its so easy to stay in your own information bubble
Polly ji
It changes. Ask yourself how many in that community are okay with the LGBTQ movement and then ask yourself how many were okay with it twenty years ago.
Polly ji
And there's one inexorable thing that animates their fear: demographic shift.
Polly ji
That's where the desperation comes from.