CowHuman7223 t1_ix0h815 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Hey, I'm the same age as you and I agree. Vermont has changed so rapidly and yet so many people are either blind or refuse to see it. Somehow the idea that Vermont is the land of ultra progressive ideas and the home of socialist Bernie has brought people with radically different beliefs into the state. Vermont was once a "red" state, but even back then Vermont republican and Democrats were so similar it'd be difficult to tell the difference. Farmer Democrats used to make up the bulk of voters, and were totally different from the current imported Democrats. Vermonters used to be known for being kind, hard working people. Now they're just seen as east cost Portland. It's sad. I miss the old Vermont.

ReasonableLiving5958 t1_ix4lgol wrote on November 20, 2022 at 6:38 PM

Vermont has been a democratic state for decades and decades, and no it wasn't "Farmer democrats." Most of the democrats that vote today are not "imported." They're educated, which is what you seem to have a problem with. These are mostly the same people who were born and raised in Vermont.

I laugh at all the beyond stupid "Take back Vermont!" idiocy I've seen in this state from the vocal minority in my entire life. With how long some of these people have had those stupid ass "Take Back Vermont" signs up, you'd think they'd get the common sense to move if they are so unhappy here. There's an idiot who has had one of those signs up for near 30 years and might be one of the biggest idiots I've ever met (and I don't call him stupid because of his politics, he genuinely must have a Forrest Gump level of IQ or less).

CowHuman7223 t1_ix5iq83 wrote on November 20, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Vermont was considered a red state from the 1860's until the 1980's. And "take back Vermont" was a slogan against civil unions, not a slogan for the Republican party. But go off genius. So you're still wrong. And fuck Trump.

ReasonableLiving5958 t1_ix5k1tu wrote on November 20, 2022 at 10:29 PM

And nothing with my post was wrong since I said for several decades. And Take Back Vermont has been a slogan for far more than a fight against gay rights for a long time. But go off, Trumpster