WESTLAFADEAWAYApr 22, 2023
Jeff Jarvis
Excellent Post reporting on what can happen to any American county when the fascists take over and the rest of us let them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/22/ottawa-county-commission/
In a thriving Michigan county, a community goes to war with itself

Ottawa County shows one of the building blocks of democracy consumed by ideology.

The Washington Post
Apr 22, 2023 at 4:11pmWeb
Show threadBetterifyouneilApr 22, 2023

@jeffjarvis

“It’s too much,” she said. Even in conservative Ottawa County she had noticed shop windows with rainbow stickers proclaiming that LGTBQ people were welcome.

“Does that mean it’s not a welcoming place for Christians?” Curran wondered. She was not sure how to respond to Crowe’s invitation. “I’d have to pray about it,” she said. Several weeks passed, and she was still praying.
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😂
Praying for an answer that justifies racism.

Can't we hate one another and get along like always?

Show threadsxpertApr 22, 2023
@Betterifyouneil @jeffjarvis what's wrong with these pretend christians ?
Show threadJordan WarshavskyApr 22, 2023

@jeffjarvis reading this … feels like sand slipping through the fingers.

How do you reconcile with the irreconcilable?

Show threadJimApr 22, 2023
@jeffjarvis I’m perplexed by the disparity between so very many modern ‘conservatives’ and what I understand of conservative values.
Show threadJeff JarvisApr 22, 2023
@buzzjorgensen
No such thing anymore.
Show threadJimApr 22, 2023
@jeffjarvis that’s only true in politics.
Show threadJohn GordonApr 22, 2023
@jeffjarvis I got about halfway through and lost interest. A right wing county “found out”. They seem to deserve what they got.
Show threadJrobhereApr 23, 2023
@jeffjarvis This proves the most important thing to do right now is to pay attention to your local elections and vote. Pacs are becoming increasingly the wat campaigns are run.
Show threadanitavondannenApr 23, 2023
@jeffjarvis Fake-Christians, that’s what they are, 98.5% of them.