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Amaryllis

(11,522 posts)
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 05:45 PM 3 hrs ago

Ice arrest in a rural Montana town pushed a deeply conservative community to take action



In a northeastern corner of Montana sits the small town of Froid. Rural and deeply conservative, it backed President Trump during every one of his White House runs. But earlier this year, when federal immigration agents detained one of the town's longtime residents, this tight knit community pushed back.
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Ice arrest in a rural Montana town pushed a deeply conservative community to take action (Original Post) Amaryllis 3 hrs ago OP
You wouldn't have had to "push back" if you hadn't fucking voted for Trump! Aristus 3 hrs ago #1
Painful as it was... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #3
And they'll do it again. progressoid 2 hrs ago #4
There were... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #2
Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . . hatrack 2 hrs ago #5
such a CHRISTIAN attitude Skittles 2 hrs ago #6
It's a great start! OC375 2 hrs ago #7
I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news orangecrush 2 hrs ago #8
They also have much more limited media from which to form their opinions. Amaryllis 1 hr ago #9
If all they read was the Bible, then they would know LuvLoogie 22 min ago #10
You get what you vote for! Initech 18 min ago #11
Great program by PBS. I'm glad it's still kicking! erronis 15 min ago #12

Aristus

(72,695 posts)
1. You wouldn't have had to "push back" if you hadn't fucking voted for Trump!
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:05 PM
3 hrs ago

Dickheads!

"Well, I guess since we live in East Nowheresville, Population: 12, Collective IQ: 10, that we have to vote for Trump. It's just what we do."

Eat shit and die, hicks!

2naSalit

(104,524 posts)
3. Painful as it was...
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:15 PM
2 hrs ago

They learned a number of valuable lessons, and there is change that comes with the knowledge they now have. Won't work on some but it did with many others.

I lived in small towns in Montana for decades, some a little to left, some not. The eastern half of the state is real red while a lot of the western half, with most of the cities and attractions, are more open and liberal-ish. Was a purple state when I moved there. Could be again soon from what I hear from friends there.

progressoid

(53,485 posts)
4. And they'll do it again.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:16 PM
2 hrs ago

I don't know these people but I know people like this. Introspection is not a strong point with them.

2naSalit

(104,524 posts)
2. There were...
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:09 PM
3 hrs ago

Quite a few towns that were pissed about that and a couple who weren't. Judges at that level, are elected in Montana. Fortunately a small majority are reasonable people.


hatrack

(65,313 posts)
5. Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . .
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:30 PM
2 hrs ago

"This had to do with one of US!! Gonna raise hell! Minneapolis? What"s that?"

orangecrush

(31,700 posts)
8. I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:55 PM
2 hrs ago

About when ordinary people put decency before politics.

Reinforcing the stereotype of Democrats as being elitist snobs who look down on "hicks" and "hillbillies".

There are progressive Democrats in trailer parks, rural small towns, and farmhouses.

I know some of them.

And registration to any party is not a prerequisite for being a good person or standing up for what is right.


Enough already.

LuvLoogie

(9,014 posts)
10. If all they read was the Bible, then they would know
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:51 PM
22 min ago

that trump was a sin sucking racist piece of shit. They know it, though. It's why they voted for him.




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