the people who elect these bigots know exactly what they stand for, and they support it. South Dakota has a really problematic history But anyone who supports Republicans here knows exactly what they’re getting
Do you think that is a majority, or just a powerful/extreme small group?
I don’t know anything about SD, so I’ll have to google what you’re talking about.
I can’t legitimize their worldview by having anything to do with them beyond what my work requires
I can relate to this in a small way. I’m probably way more conservative then most average/stereotype lemmy users, but I find that the view points of people I work with are far more extreme/right than mine. I’m maybe barely right, or right in some things, and left in others? Who cares. I just cannot for the life of me see how they can only view things/people from one side. When they rant about left/D things, I point out the same things about right/R things, it’s like they lose their minds. It’s all fake news and brainwashing, but they don’t see the hypocrisy in anyway. I have no idea how.
I am still hoping the whole region isn’t as bad as I’m led to believe. That’s the reason some of your view points are helpful.