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People living in Texas received this ad (programming.dev)
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[–] 125 points 6 days ago* (4 children)

okay yeah, surface level my reaction is "stop, I can only get so erect."

but looking just one level down, this is god damn terrifying. they are so brainwashed against Bernie "wants you to have healthcare", Alexandria "let's just make some sane decisions", and Zohran "everything I do is good for the people but I have a scary Muslim name" that they're perceived as putting the literal devil image on a mailer.

that's horrifying, man. these are good people that have never raped children (yes, yes, as far as we know). how do these people think they're villains?

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  • [–] 12 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    This is a desperate scare tactic and not necessarily a reflection of how most people here think. I live in Texas, and our airwaves have been so utterly saturated with anti-trans ads. I get the sense a lot of the people who used to be activated with this rhetoric are genuinely questioning why Republicans are only talking about this.

    Rural folk feel the cost of gas and groceries even more acutely than city folk. When I drive through rural parts of Central Texas, where there used to be Trump signs everywhere, there are few to no signs supporting any Republicans. I could count on one hand the number of Paxton and Abbott signs I've seen on the roadside, but there are regularly Talarico and Hinojosa signs.

    It feels like we're approaching a cultural shift of some kind down here. Please, dear god, let's have a cultural shift.

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