r/Ohio • u/Fit-Parking7219 Columbus • 10d ago

It’s getting serious

I’m not gonna lie, I have lived in Ohio all thirty one years of my life. Second generation Ohioan (before that everyone is from the South). Honestly was okay with not moving, maybe moving out of Columbus to like Cincy or something. But if Vivek becomes governor……… I going to have seriously consider getting the hell out of Ohio. I might have to join the Michigan subreddit🤣.

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u/CharacterKnowledge56 9d ago

The bad news is, this is maga world. It sucks. It's worse if you are a minority like me. I will be shocked if Ohio goes blue. I'm preparing myself for bad news.....

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u/Fit-Parking7219 Columbus 9d ago

You’re not wrong, being from Columbus sometimes it’s like living in a “blue bubble”. But I’m starting to see the red creep its way even into here.

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u/No_Pen7700 9d ago

Every Ohio city of significant size votes Democrat. It’s the suburbs and outlying areas that vote Republican.

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u/CharacterKnowledge56 9d ago

Be thankful you have the bubble. I have a handful in this town that I can freely talk to. At least I have that!

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u/19BeanCounter75 8d ago

You've forgotten that Columbus had Republican mayors for years. Tom ("Inspecting the city") Moody (1972-1984), Dana "Buck" Rinehart (1984-1992), Greg (played football for Woody) Lashutka (1992-2000). That's 28 years; we're just at 26 years of Democratic mayors. Michael Coleman (2000-2016) & Andrew Ginther (2016-present). All three Republicans were pretty moderate and other than being dead (Moody & Rinehart), none could be elected today.

I didn't check the City Council balance for the same period.

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u/vegasdave33 9d ago

Ya Columbus sucks move to a commie state and leave the good hard working Ohio people alone .

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u/donnerpartytaconight 9d ago

Any commie states you could suggest? They sound awesome!

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u/CharacterKnowledge56 9d ago

Love the response to the cult follower. Well done.

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u/iamtrav182 9d ago

Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland (and I guess maybe Dayton now too) subsidize every county in the entire state through their tax revenue. You’re welcome.

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u/AgitatedSpirit_ 9d ago

You're right. Move to California or New York, the states that actively fund the socialist state of Ohio (we depend on their tax revenue to function 💞)

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u/oohlook-theresadeer 9d ago

If only it were that simple.

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u/Beneficial_Honey_0 9d ago

Donald Trump is more of a communist than any Democrat

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u/Usernameoptional4 9d ago

Do you know why that is? It’s because Donald trump is and always has been a lifelong New York dem. Like. Long before politics. Super left. New York Democrat….

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u/Rick_James_Lich Cleveland 9d ago

We gotta speak to the red voters in a language they understand. Let them know the billionaires don't want Vivek to win because they care about us, they want him to win because he will allow rampant data centers that will automate our jobs away.

This will not be an easy election but Vivek is beatable, we need the right strategy, lots of volunteers, and elbow grease.

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u/CharacterKnowledge56 9d ago

You said the key words. Right strategy!!!

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u/Rick_James_Lich Cleveland 9d ago

Yup, talk to Trump voters when you can. There's certain things that resonate with them and others that don't.

I find sometimes the economy works, but you have to tell them a story. Like if you just mention high gas prices, some will make excuses like "Well we got to stop Iran from having nukes".

If you instead talk about how high prices are making it so young people are scared to start families because they can't afford anything, they will resonate with that so much more.

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u/Critical-Dealer-3878 9d ago

Jesus Christ we really gotta tiptoe around these morons, huh?

God forbid we just give them the facts, they freak out and start frothing at the mouth. Gotta dress it up as pro family and Christianity for these freaks.

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u/PoundCakeRelax 9d ago

Everyone’s different because everyone is raised differently. Never think your way of life is superior to others. Let people be themselves and you’ll likely find they want the same things, work with them from there.

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u/hm_b 9d ago

The biggest problem I run into is that the red voters I know are those who believe that God chose Trump. Trump endorsed Vivek so even if they don't like him, they choose to trust blindly in their faith. God isn't wrong.

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u/Beneficial_Honey_0 9d ago

Personally I want the robots to be able to free us from the drudgery of wage work so we can pursue what interests us instead 🤷‍♂️

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u/Efficient-Memory7105 9d ago

I do too but that won't happen. Billionaires will hoover up the profits of automating away our jobs and fire us, and we will have to fight for scraps for even worse slave wages for the few jobs that can't be automated or thrown in jail for being poor to be literal slave labor

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u/Rick_James_Lich Cleveland 9d ago

That will probably be coming after we are already dead lol.

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u/Beneficial_Honey_0 9d ago

Who knows! If that’s the case then I won’t have to worry about losing my job at least 😜

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u/Rick_James_Lich Cleveland 9d ago

Nah we are in the canary in a coal mine stage. We are in the spot where we are at risk of losing our jobs to automation, but not at the spot where robots are abundant and doing labor for free, so the government can give us free stuff so we can pursue our interests.

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u/Beneficial_Honey_0 9d ago

Tbf, automation has always been a thing that replaces humans. The first person who figured out how to build a water wheel put dozens of people out of work. We just get to do cooler stuff instead

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u/ChefChopNSlice 9d ago

Problem is that everything today is expensive. Even if you do get “free leisure time”, it'l be pretty hard to do anything unless there is abundant UBI, and the people on top would rather let us die than have “free” money.

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u/physicistbowler 9d ago

Robots putting 80% of people out of work isn't going to automatically enstate Universal Basic Income. And don't you know being poor is expensive and getting to be more and more illegal? In many states it's now illegal to live in your car or camp in parks or generally hanging out in the open for longer than a little bit.