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by lotsoflumens 3280 days ago
A good read despite the ridiculous headline.

Colorado is an amazing place.

The article quotes a journalist:

>> “This town is so easily scammed,” says John Hazlehurst, himself a former councilmember and now a columnist with the Colorado Springs Business Journal. “Why? Because we’re hicks. It’s really that simple.”

No, I don't think that's fair. The people are nice, that's all.
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sqeaky 3280 days ago
Being nice doesn't mean you need to be vulnerable.

Being uneducated or otherwise deficient is how you become vulnerable. That council members choice of words was a self portrayal and a critical one at that.

Honest and hard self-critique is incredibly valuable and likely earned that person a few votes.

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dsfyu404ed 3280 days ago
>No, I don't think that's fair. The people are nice, that's all.

A statement that will offend voters in CA may not offend voters in CO. Getting in a public debate about the politically correct way to address any given group is typically frowned upon by voters not within a 2hr drive of the ocean (or gulf).

Edit: Politicians in CA should probably say this.

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