<![CDATA[If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve.]]>If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/3279f990-c585-46e6-b6a9-d9401de63751/if-it-weren-t-for-democrats-most-of-america-would-starve.RSS for NodeThu, 16 Jul 2026 04:52:24 GMTSun, 05 Jul 2026 17:02:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:10:30 GMT]]>@ryanprior @DemocracyMattersALot Look at what’s grown in California. Not a red state.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/116871779454126677https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/116871779454126677Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:10:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:06:18 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot @hadeny Pretty much established by readily available statistics.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/116871762973048886https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/116871762973048886Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:06:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:34:36 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot what if the blue states stopped to pay federal tax as it's handouts to the "poor". 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/aho/statuses/116871638324145810https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/aho/statuses/116871638324145810Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:34:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:39 GMT]]>@hadeny @zimzat @DemocracyMattersALot

ah i see

right

"blue north dakota" doesn't make sense except on this map

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871579544199411https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871579544199411Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:16 GMT]]>@benroyce @DemocracyMattersALot right, I get that. I think it would be a better delivered message if it was constructed in a more thoughtful way (or not likely )

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hadeny/statuses/116871578002497012https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hadeny/statuses/116871578002497012Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:17:53 GMT]]>@pixelpusher220 @hadeny @DemocracyMattersALot

that's because of the oil

the Bakken Formation

so ND would indeed be like the other red states if that oil revenue wasn't there (and as such, is unlike the more well balanced economic activity in most of the blue states)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871572582489860https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871572582489860Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:17:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:17:34 GMT]]>@benroyce @zimzat @DemocracyMattersALot they’re saying the coloring of red and blue states inherently gets people thinking of political party affiliation, when the data is supposed to represent contribution/receiving federal funding

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hadeny/statuses/116871571351386525https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hadeny/statuses/116871571351386525Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:17:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:15:33 GMT]]>@zimzat @DemocracyMattersALot @hadeny

why are you calling it propaganda when you reiterate that it is true?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871563390983924https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871563390983924Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:15:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:13:22 GMT]]>@hadeny @DemocracyMattersALot

it's an old observation

you can find many sources bearing the truth that blue states support red states (mostly)

recent(ish) example:

https://time.com/7222411/blue-states-are-bailing-out-red-states/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871554837666286https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871554837666286Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:13:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:10:33 GMT]]>@ryanprior @DemocracyMattersALot

red states have the republican political culture of "i got mine, fuck you"

so if someone needs govt aid to eat, red state or blue state, that aid is mostly from blue states

if the aid stopped, do you think the usual republican asswipe would gladly make up the difference? or watch the poor in their states starve?

republicans have made it quite clear they'd just let the poor starve, even with great farm bounty close by. cruelty is their political platform

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871543749881934https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871543749881934Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:10:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:05:12 GMT]]>@events_images @DemocracyMattersALot

i've seen this sort of comment before

in the English speaking world it is usually "the Americas" for the hemisphere and "America" meaning "the USA" in many places for a long time

but in other languages indeed the term is "America" for the hemisphere

that's the essence of the disagreement:

translation error, culture clash

myself, i don't really care

but i'll watch these sort of arguments for entertainment

there's more important battles to fight

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871522735993179https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116871522735993179Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:05:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:57:50 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot yet these MAGA idiots would starve, and still praise Trump while blaming the starvation on Biden and trans people.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FrancoisPrague/statuses/116871493772523768https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FrancoisPrague/statuses/116871493772523768Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:57:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:50:33 GMT]]>@hadeny @DemocracyMattersALot NDakota being a donor state seems a wee bit sus to me

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dmv.community/users/pixelpusher220/statuses/116871465136476685https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dmv.community/users/pixelpusher220/statuses/116871465136476685Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:50:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:25:30 GMT]]>@humanhorseshoes @DemocracyMattersALot That hiphop or whatever dude posts like a botnik.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodo.neoliber.al/users/Legit_Spaghetti/statuses/116871130675968331https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodo.neoliber.al/users/Legit_Spaghetti/statuses/116871130675968331Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:25:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:03:33 GMT]]>@events_images America is TWO continents, numbnuts.

You know what's worse than being a pedant? Being a pedant and sucking at it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://brontosin.space/users/Thad/statuses/116871044356777979https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://brontosin.space/users/Thad/statuses/116871044356777979Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:03:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:09:11 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot Hear me out.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/ap/users/115702352497105111/statuses/116870830606384905https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/ap/users/115702352497105111/statuses/116870830606384905Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:09:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:19:55 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot those red states must be socialist or communists relying on the capitalist blue states for handouts...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/htpcnz/statuses/116870400907210138https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/htpcnz/statuses/116870400907210138Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:19:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:12:02 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot
Very interesting that only three and a half of the blue states (Utah, Nebraska and North Dakota, plus Virginia which flip-flops) are Republican run, and only one of the red States (New Mexico) is Democrat run.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/bardmoss/statuses/116870369949194066https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/bardmoss/statuses/116870369949194066Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:12:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:40:27 GMT]]>@events_images @DemocracyMattersALot you’re a continent

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116869773875917101https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116869773875917101Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:40:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:39:43 GMT]]>@hiphopheaven @DemocracyMattersALot I sense a literacy issue

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116869771007214311https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116869771007214311Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:18:44 GMT]]>@zimzat @DemocracyMattersALot @hadeny

DC feels like it needs a bunch of asterisks in this list

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.nyc/users/gbargoud/statuses/116869452544112920https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.nyc/users/gbargoud/statuses/116869452544112920Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:18:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:00:04 GMT]]>@DemocracyMattersALot ...now let's talk about secession...🤣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/VeroniqueB99/statuses/116869379189855694https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/VeroniqueB99/statuses/116869379189855694Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:00:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:46:43 GMT]]>@LevZadov @DemocracyMattersALot dietary calories come primarily from grain, and grain is grown primarily in red states. When you look at outliers, like grain production in California and Illinois, the calories are grown in the reddest parts of the state. You can fudge the numbers around but it doesn't make "red states would starve without the blue" less of a bizarre take. Red states, and red counties in blue/purple states, are agricultural powerhouses. Say "would go bankrupt" or w/e instead

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ryanprior/statuses/116869326680828689https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ryanprior/statuses/116869326680828689Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:46:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If it weren't for Democrats, most of America would starve. on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:29:45 GMT]]>@ryanprior @DemocracyMattersALot

"California is the leading agricultural state in the U. S., significantly contributing to the nation’s food supply with over 400 different commodities. It produces approximately 43% of the nation’s fruits and nuts and more than 20% of its milk. The state is strategically located within a Mediterranean climate zone, enhancing its agricultural diversity. In 2022, California’s agricultural exports reached $23. 6 billion, up by 4. 4% from the previous year, with key exports like almonds and dairy driving this growth. Despite hosting only 4% of the nation’s farms, California generates over 10% of U. S. agricultural production value” -- https://garden-landscape.com/what-proportion-of-california-s-agricultural.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/LevZadov/statuses/116869259953631862https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/LevZadov/statuses/116869259953631862Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:29:45 GMT