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Re:Rich, bored and isolated: Why Texas oil country loves Onl... by pixl97 on Friday February 13, 2026 @02:23PM (#47006626)
The people that are doing it to monitor the internet do have a schism with their voter base.

The groups that get Republicans in primaries tend to be heavily conservative/Christian, then they get voted in because they have an R next to their name. The voters may not even agree with most of the things said politician says, but it has turned into a performative act by that point.

And that's how you get porn users to ban porn.

Much like get got farmers to vote against their best interests.

Re:Rich, bored and isolated: Why Texas oil country loves Onl... by amanaplanacanal on Friday February 13, 2026 @03:22PM (#47007351)
Farmers voted for more farm welfare.
Re:Rich, bored and isolated: Why Texas oil country loves Onl... by RealityVoid on Friday February 13, 2026 @05:03PM (#47008438)
Gasp! But... That would be communism. I thought that is unacceptable.
Re:Rich, bored and isolated: Why Texas oil country loves Onl... by pixl97 on Saturday February 14, 2026 @10:33AM (#47015263)
And received massive losses due to changes in trade.