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Showing Original Post only (View all)Today, my husband is in the flood damaged area [View all]
in the western part of our county, with members of my local Rotary club. They're helping a fellow Rotarian and her neighbors who were, once again, flooded by a hurricane.
We don't know if this woman or her neighbors are Republicans or Democrats or indifferent, though we can assume they are Rs, since this is a very red county.
He doesn't care, he just wants to help. Why? Because, as a true "bleeding heart liberal," he has a desire to help people in need.
I just wanted to post this as an alternative to the several OPs insisting that the South got what it deserved and offering no sympathy to any of us who live here. I thought we, as Democrats, were better than that.
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Yes, the bend has been hit very hard recently with one natural disaster after another
wnylib
Sep 2024
#44
Yes, Asheville is a bright blue dot. They turn out in droves to vote Democratic.
yardwork
Sep 2024
#55
There are plenty of us Democrats in the South; we're outnumbered, but also outcheated.
eppur_se_muova
Sep 2024
#4
"When a prosecutor, I never asked about a victim's politics, only if they were OK."- 2024 Harris ad.
Silent Type
Sep 2024
#12
When our neighbors need help, it's not about party, it's about humanity. Society is about helping each other.
mucholderthandirt
Sep 2024
#40
Thank him for all of us. Like you, I've been taken aback at a few of the reactions...
Hekate
Sep 2024
#47
Part of the problem in Cal. forests is pine bark beetles, which have turned large swathes of conifers into tinder
Hekate
Sep 2024
#54
Ha he hah...if I handed djt a rake, he wouldn't know at the least what it's for, idiot that he is. I am sorry about the
SWBTATTReg
Sep 2024
#56