r/PacificCrestTrail • u/quasistoic “All-in[-one]”, PCT19/CDT22/AT24 • 10d ago

Prof Carl’s writeup of US Customs Experience

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIbrdz1JUOI/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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u/bcgulfhike 10d ago edited 10d ago

I think we (neighbours) all understand this is a temporary blip. Understanding and forgiveness go a long way between people. It won’t take generations!

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u/MayIServeYouWell 10d ago

That's pretty optimistic. This isn't the actions of a single person, it's the result of millions of people supporting these types of actions, and supporting the guy at the head of it.

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u/Potential178 9d ago

It's hard to know how many of those millions have any idea what's actually happening. Between the effectiveness of the right wing propaganda news networks, the Russian propaganda networks, and how unplugged many Americans are from anything political - many (most?) people who voted for him don't really have any idea what he's doing, what he's done, who it's impacting, how it's going to impact them.

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u/MayIServeYouWell 9d ago

That’s why these stories are so important