Don’t condescend to red state neighbors

By: Kari Lutes

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 722

Last Updated: 1 day, 3 hours ago

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In the course of a week, I found myself defending my political views to a close relative, and then defending his politics to a potential date on Hinge.

I recently shared an Instagram post that stated that all the national articles about states redrawing voting maps should include the history of slavery in the state that is mentioned. My Kentuckian relative responded: “Now do New England,” suggesting that I was being too harsh on the …

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