I live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming so right at the Idaho border. Idaho is one of the most naturally beautiful states in the union. Just look for Idaho tourism videos on YouTube and you’ll see. Unfortunately, it’s also home to a lot of batshit crazy MAGA folk (Teton county excluded).
It is what we call a fly-over state. No one cares about it except that is where a lot of our potatoes come from. I’m willing to bet that is the only thing about Idaho that most Americans even know.
That said, fuck Qatar and whatever MAGA grift this bullshit is.
I’m remembering a George Carlin bit: “On the New Hampshire license plate, it says “Give me liberty, or give me death.” On the Idaho license plate, it says “Famous potatoes.” Reality is somewhere between those extremes, probably closer to “famous Potatoes.””
I met someone from Idaho, and they had no idea that they were known for potatoes at all. They were quite perplexed, and upset that the only thing that the other 49 states knew about Idaho was potatoes.
Now it’s known for potatoes, and nazis. Considerably worse.
I grew up a Mormon. Ended up fostering with a Bishop when I was in Jersey for a few years. Early 90’s.
He was compassionate, kind, didn’t care if you were gay, he gave everyone spiritual guidance. He didn’t care if you lived in slum full of garbage and drug users. He didn’t hesitate to come to you.
He worked hard as fuck. Long hours. Even though he gave up many hours to work and the church, he was still present and engaged with his family.
Those years with him is what I credit for helping me learn what it takes to have the type of family/life I thought only existed on TV. The rest of my family all ended up trash that never made it out of a trailer park. I have a beautiful family, I am a successful engineer, and I owe it all to him.
But when I went to college on the west coast, in Oregon. I attended church and found out real quick that his compassion and empathy was all him and not necessarily the church at all.
I was devastated and have never been back since.
I haven’t seen him in 30 years. I am terrified he’s changed. I care deeply for the man he was but I am so afraid if I see him, it will destroy one of the few lights from my youth.
Sorry that took a turn but I had to get it out.
To your point, yes, so many Trumpers.
A faith I used to defend because it spoke of agency and compassion, self sacrifice and helping others.
Now it is a meme religion, full of hypocrisy and ignorance.
Maybe it was always that way and I just had the amazing luck of fostering under someone who was able to truly understand what it was that Jesus was trying to teach.
Ask Americans: is Idaho one of these meme states that nobody really cares for or do people actually live there that maybe also have internet?
I live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming so right at the Idaho border. Idaho is one of the most naturally beautiful states in the union. Just look for Idaho tourism videos on YouTube and you’ll see. Unfortunately, it’s also home to a lot of batshit crazy MAGA folk (Teton county excluded).
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TRUMP WILL probably make sure no “low class people” get near the base.
It is what we call a fly-over state. No one cares about it except that is where a lot of our potatoes come from. I’m willing to bet that is the only thing about Idaho that most Americans even know.
That said, fuck Qatar and whatever MAGA grift this bullshit is.
I’m remembering a George Carlin bit: “On the New Hampshire license plate, it says “Give me liberty, or give me death.” On the Idaho license plate, it says “Famous potatoes.” Reality is somewhere between those extremes, probably closer to “famous Potatoes.””
I met someone from Idaho, and they had no idea that they were known for potatoes at all. They were quite perplexed, and upset that the only thing that the other 49 states knew about Idaho was potatoes.
Now it’s known for potatoes, and nazis. Considerably worse.
other than pronouncing it as I-THE-HO.
Although it’s an absolutely gorgeous state though. Top 5 if not top 3. (I’ve been to all lower 48)
except for potatoes, the whole population is potatos, a underground tuber.
And Mormons.
Some Mormons are hardcore Trumpers. Many are just conservatives. Some are just Mormon by association, like Jews and Israel.
I grew up a Mormon. Ended up fostering with a Bishop when I was in Jersey for a few years. Early 90’s.
He was compassionate, kind, didn’t care if you were gay, he gave everyone spiritual guidance. He didn’t care if you lived in slum full of garbage and drug users. He didn’t hesitate to come to you.
He worked hard as fuck. Long hours. Even though he gave up many hours to work and the church, he was still present and engaged with his family.
Those years with him is what I credit for helping me learn what it takes to have the type of family/life I thought only existed on TV. The rest of my family all ended up trash that never made it out of a trailer park. I have a beautiful family, I am a successful engineer, and I owe it all to him.
But when I went to college on the west coast, in Oregon. I attended church and found out real quick that his compassion and empathy was all him and not necessarily the church at all.
I was devastated and have never been back since.
I haven’t seen him in 30 years. I am terrified he’s changed. I care deeply for the man he was but I am so afraid if I see him, it will destroy one of the few lights from my youth.
Sorry that took a turn but I had to get it out.
To your point, yes, so many Trumpers.
A faith I used to defend because it spoke of agency and compassion, self sacrifice and helping others.
Now it is a meme religion, full of hypocrisy and ignorance.
Maybe it was always that way and I just had the amazing luck of fostering under someone who was able to truly understand what it was that Jesus was trying to teach.