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I’ll start:

Idaho - when people think “racism in the United States” their minds go to the Deep South. The Deep South is absolutely pretty bad, and there’s of course the whole history with the confederacy so it makes sense that’s what we think of, but Idaho is let off the hook way too much given that it’s a hotbed of Nazis and Christian nationalists trying to form a white ethnostate. Idaho needs to be more closely linked to virulent racism like the Deep South currently is. And tbh I’ve been to the Deep South, I like it down there, it’s actually pretty diverse in many areas, if I had to live there it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. You couldn’t pay me to set foot in Idaho.

Gen X - look, if we’re gonna do generational warfare gen x needs a lot more hate. Sorry to any xers out there but boomers have been punching bags for a while, millenials are starting to get a good amount of hate, and they’ve always been made fun of for their Harry Potter and office love, tbh a lot of millennial shit is just considered cringe these days, gen z obviously gets all the “ugh what’s wrong with the youth” hate and this new media cycle has them being portrayed as pretty much the new hitler youth. Gen x needs to start getting some more hate, especially now with all these weird gen x venture capitalists influencing the trump admin trying to realize their vision of a neo fascist network state

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[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago
[–] CeliacMcCarthy@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

idaho's really bad

montana's full of nazis or whatever too but at least weed and abortions are legal here, the idaho panhandle is a weird half hour drive through raw fascism between WA and MT

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[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The movie "Pacific Rim." Shit was corny as hell

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[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Big agree on Idaho, and somewhat on the gen x'ers. Ive really been wanting to camp and explore Idaho because it seems really pretty, but it makes me pretty damn nervous. I'm white even, but dress alternative or whatever so I feel like there might be some kinda singling out outside of Boise, maybe.

I think some of this generational stuff depends on where you land, kinda feel like there are 2/3 different grouoings in each category. but ive noticed that a lot of gen x'ers I know seem to have turned from apolitical to reactionary. My parents are early gen X and they all of a sudden decided to become trump supporters, they've been separated for years too so they developed independently. Lame since many gen xers grew up with Rage Against the Machine and/or System of a Down. Some late gen x/early millenials can be chill though but seem to fall into this trap as well.(I am a mid millenial if it matters)

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago (7 children)

to be fair, this is me half of the time

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[–] abc@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

Gen X's parents hated them too that's why they're the latchkey generation but you're right, the younger gens could definitely punch the hate up.

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