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NNadir

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22. I'm trying hard to imagine you in NW Arkansas. When I was a kid...

Reply to hatrack (Reply #17)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 11:23 AM

Apr 4

...I spent a few months there on Weyerhauser tree planting projects in clear cuts. It was one of the weirder episodes in my then young life.

(Bill Clinton was running for Governor there which is how long ago it was.)

The part I was in was white boy redneck hell. The pastime there was to leave the dry county to cross into Oklahoma to go to a bar on a Friday night to see who would get shot.

Weird city.

I never understood how Clinton got elected there.

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DU folks are you seeing any trump flags taken down [View all] Beachnutt Apr 4 OP

Enthusiasm is down. Omnipresent Apr 4 #1

Yes. Not many of expressions of support for Trump in this area, but Walleye Apr 4 #2

A few have come down here Attilatheblond Apr 4 #3

Nope durablend Apr 4 #4

No Arazi Apr 4 #5

No. mwmisses4289 Apr 4 #6

There aren't many trump flags in my neck of the suburbs, luvallpeeps Apr 4 #7

Yes mikeysnot Apr 4 #8

Last month my next door neighbor took down livetohike Apr 4 #9

YES! MuseRider Apr 4 #10

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Yes, we had a neighbor that had a couple Luciferous Apr 4 #15

Yes. I live in a predominately MAGA area and I've noticed that a lot of their flags and signs have come down. Borogove Apr 4 #16

Not taken down, but not many on the ground . . . hatrack Apr 4 #17

I'm trying hard to imagine you in NW Arkansas. When I was a kid... NNadir Apr 4 #22

The answer is simple - rivers!! hatrack Apr 4 #24

I recall that the streams there were beautiful. NNadir Apr 4 #27

Yeah, a few. I suspect a few were bad for business. NNadir Apr 4 #18

Nope. Aristus Apr 4 #19

Teslas replaced SHitler flags for me the_liberal_grandpa Apr 4 #20

I haven't seen Trump flags in Rebl2 Apr 4 #21

This mouth breather is a walking flag MizLibby Apr 4 #23

Hope he enjoys hislast bag of affordable groceries. intheflow Apr 4 #26

I didn't see any eggs . . . . hatrack Apr 4 #38

Good golly, shopping at Winco? Trailrider1951 Apr 4 #28

He probably never had any retirement savings to begin with. BannonsLiver Apr 4 #33

I live in a pretty red area of a blue state. intheflow Apr 4 #25

It's a mixed bag. bucolic_frolic Apr 4 #29

Yeah. One house had 2 of those huge banners mounted on 4x4s sunk into the ground. Been up since 2015. woodsprite Apr 4 #30

Nope awesomerwb1 Apr 4 #31

No - directly across the street. I see it everyday. Ninga Apr 4 #32

In my little corner of heaven the few Trump flags that were up came down the day after the election. Xavier Breath Apr 4 #34

Unfortunately, no. Well, the "normal" campaign type of stuff came down after the election. UTUSN Apr 4 #35

About the same number remain Comrade Citizen Apr 4 #36

got a Nurse and a BMW salesman RANDYWILDMAN Apr 4 #37

Yes two seem to be down now where I walk. Meowmee Apr 4 #39

Yes Sewa Apr 4 #40