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Randy Earl's avatar

Why were we so blind or so isolated from the people that voted differently from us? Do we live such segregated lives that our view of reality is incomplete?

My plan is to do more locally to address equity & justice, and to have that be a form of healing. I will try to do a better job of deep listening to my neighbors.

I will not give up. I will try to work smarter.

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Dixie Morrow's avatar

It is better to know what we are dealing with rather than be in the dark behind rose-colored glasses. I know this is an unwelcome opinion, but here it is anyway. MAGA is the bursting of an abscess that was building for years in the small towns and countryside. People of similar backgrounds and interests were communicating mainly with each other and ultimately hearing their views amplified on faux nuze and populist podcasts. We have to find a non-threatening way to illuminate for them the consequences of their choices. I work on that every day on Facebook, posting for family and friends who believe that their lives are not as good as they could be in spite of owning land and homes and recreational vehicles and horses and boats.

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