We are in Waseon, Ohio, about 30 miles from the Indiana border. It is a very nice town, with manicured lawns and a midwestern feel. It has a railroad station on the National Register and a Post Office with a WPA mural. And just when I was thinking what a wonderful town, I see a Trump sign on a lawn, then a flag, then another Trump sign. The town has its full complement of idiots.
As we drive along we are listening to a reading of Ron Chernow’s biography of President U.S. Grant. The activities of the Ku Klux Klan in beating, lynchings, and mass killings of Black men and women who tried to exercise their right to vote is truly depressing. Grant did his best, using federal troops to keep the Klan under control. Perhaps even more depressing is that these attempts to keep Blacks and other minorities from voting are still occurring.
I know the town of Waseon well. My wife is from the Napoleon area, a few miles south. The area is very red. If a democrat gets 30% of the vote they have done well. Get out of there as fast as you can! You can't really hold a conversation with those people, at least not an intelligent one.
ReplyDeleteWe got out first thing this morning. But then we were in Indiana!
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