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Stephanie B's This and That's avatar

I remember "Take Back Vermont" signs dotting roadside properties years ago. The Lefties denounced this and implied it was about being against same-sex marriage, when, to my view, was about preserving common sense for rural Vermonters to be able to carry on traditions that had proved useful for generations. They followed that with other labels to treat native Vermonters as backwards, unenlightened, stupid. Pride in being hardy, resourceful, independent amm thinkers who didn't need to rely on big Federal and State institutions to thrive was being squelched. Too bad it became easier to just back off. Incrementalism by those policiesthrottled dissent--until Trump came along. Thank you. John, for continuing to speak out.

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John Klar's avatar

Exactly! And in 2020 they made everything about "protecting abortion rights" when there was no threat to abortion procedures in Vermont. You can only lie and oppress for so long before the people will rise up..... Vermonters are good people, under attack by toxic people who pretend to represent truth and tolerance, but don't. Classic Marxist doggerel.

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Stephen Kastner's avatar

When you self-identify and refer to other people by labelling them as "white," you become a racist. Then you get caught in the trap of talking about people by defining them by their so-called race. This is the end goal of race-baiting leftist philosophy, to keep us divided by skin color, gender identity, and sexual preferences. It is challenging to approach the subject without falling prey to the intended framing of the subject matter. It's the same with using the term "migrant labor" as opposed to "illegal aliens." The left wants to include criminals who cross borders illegally under one non-offensive brand. Keep up the great work. It remains a battle of words.

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John Klar's avatar

"This is the end goal of race-baiting leftist philosophy, to keep us divided by skin color, gender identity, and sexual preferences." Exactly. I fight racists, always have. These people are the worst of the worst, and think they are enlightened while destroying our society.

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Stephen Kastner's avatar

Then why use their term? "I know white citizens who have been killed or maimed..." when you could just say, "I know citizens..." Why say "white-skinned farmers" when you could just as easily say "typical Vermont farmers" and make the same point?

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Chief Wolf's avatar

well why not dang mediarhhea calls every race white

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Bonnie Potter's avatar

Love this picture!

What you describe is happening in other NE sates as well.

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John Klar's avatar

NOFA is bad. Fedco Seeds has sold out to woke. It is a racist disease of stupidity.

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Chief Wolf's avatar

EVILS DONT CARE ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE BUT THEMSELVES

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