cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35684522
Despite his support for Trump, Ragland has become increasingly vocal about the need for immediate trade resolution. “We desperately need to get something rectified quickly with China, our biggest export customer,” he told CNN. “We wanna encourage the administration to get a proactive trade deal done.”
Don’t condescend to these people. They have the same satellite/cable TV and broadband internet that the rest of us have. These are educated people. Do you realize how many programs, grants, and entire colleges are focused on farmers/ranchers? Half the colleges in the south are either agriculture colleges or have agriculture programs. Even the inner city highschools have FFA programs. These people went to college and have at least 4 year college degree.
They may be awash in propaganda , so are the rest of us. But they outright defended the pedo who praised the Nazis and said he wanted to be a king. They cheered when he said that if he got elected they would never have to vote again. This is what they knowingly voted for.
I wouldn’t say you have to condescend to them but realise most of these people have been brainwashed into a cult. Like other cults I won’t call them blameless of their actions but they are also victims of the cult leaders. Cult leaders use deceptive psychological techniques to influence people.
I had that attitude the first time around, but they have had a decade of this guy and his cohorts. At some point they have to be accountable for their actions. He directly and indirectly caused the deaths of millions of people and is in the process of causing untold numbers more. His actions in just the last 6 months will have repercussions that will kill and maim people for several generations. At what point is it ok to hold the not just the abusers, but the facilitators of the abuse accountable for their actions?