This topic is very dear to me, about the Soft Bois, so this is going to be a bit a stemwinder, sorry in advance.
For context, I could pretty much be the narrator in this commerical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSbZ8LmwTds
Being from the real American West, I've had lunch with friends at the Sale Barn. If you don't know, the bigger t…
Being from the real American West, I've had lunch with friends at the Sale Barn. If you don't know, the bigger towns in Wyoming, Nebraska, and other ranching areas have feedlots with auction houses and cafeterias attached. This old school America in these places, men wear spurs and cowboy hats, and it isn't for show. These men take off the Cowboy hat when they sit down, as decorum requires, and you can see a bright line between deeply tanned neck and their white head under a buzzed haircut. These are serious men, and they are harsh, but good judge of character. These people often have multiple business ventures and/or land deals in work. Imagine, showing up to do business with these kinds of men, wearing bronzer, with a ridiculous overworked hair, and ill-fitting suits. These guys wouldn't sell that kind of guy a cow pie. But somehow, someway, they all, almost uniformly support Donald Trump and all ridiculous dandies in his service. I. Don't. Get. It. It is devastating to me that these people I know and respect have been so taken in by someone they wouldn't give the time day to in their real lives.
Bonus: Couple of other points, when I was young man, I was hunting Pheasants in South Dakota, maybe I was 13. We were on a group hunt, and the owner/operator introduced himself, and we all shook hands. Afterwards, my dad was gruff and angry with me, and I noticed, he explained, "You always take your glove off when you shake a man's hand, Son."
Finally, the first time I heard the word Dandy, my Dad (again) was describing an uncle that way. It was clear he did not approve...
Have you or anyone else asked WHY they support Trump? If they give the typical MAGA points, then somewhere they made a bad turn. I watch YouTube videos by ranchers doing rotational grazing and regenerative agriculture. They (Greg Judy, Joel Salatine, Gabe Brown, others) are reinvigorating dead land with their practices, and farm/beef magazines and colleges are now singing their praises. Yet, their neighbors? They can SEE how the land/soil is doing on those ranches, how they're surviving droughts, etc. Yet they don't follow those practices for really dumb reasons. It's like a part of their brains have shut down, even to things that actually help them.
As a necessary disclaimer, of course, no group is a monolith, and I really hate talking about any group of people as if they are one thing. Your point is well taken.
"It is devastating to me that these people I know and respect have been so taken in by someone they wouldn't give the time day to in their real lives."
Moreover, he wouldn't give them the time of day either. Trump isn't known for wanting to mingle with his fans, and I've seen credible reports that he has ridiculed his MAGA base and evangelical devotees behind their backs.
This topic is very dear to me, about the Soft Bois, so this is going to be a bit a stemwinder, sorry in advance.
For context, I could pretty much be the narrator in this commerical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSbZ8LmwTds
Being from the real American West, I've had lunch with friends at the Sale Barn. If you don't know, the bigger towns in Wyoming, Nebraska, and other ranching areas have feedlots with auction houses and cafeterias attached. This old school America in these places, men wear spurs and cowboy hats, and it isn't for show. These men take off the Cowboy hat when they sit down, as decorum requires, and you can see a bright line between deeply tanned neck and their white head under a buzzed haircut. These are serious men, and they are harsh, but good judge of character. These people often have multiple business ventures and/or land deals in work. Imagine, showing up to do business with these kinds of men, wearing bronzer, with a ridiculous overworked hair, and ill-fitting suits. These guys wouldn't sell that kind of guy a cow pie. But somehow, someway, they all, almost uniformly support Donald Trump and all ridiculous dandies in his service. I. Don't. Get. It. It is devastating to me that these people I know and respect have been so taken in by someone they wouldn't give the time day to in their real lives.
Bonus: Couple of other points, when I was young man, I was hunting Pheasants in South Dakota, maybe I was 13. We were on a group hunt, and the owner/operator introduced himself, and we all shook hands. Afterwards, my dad was gruff and angry with me, and I noticed, he explained, "You always take your glove off when you shake a man's hand, Son."
Finally, the first time I heard the word Dandy, my Dad (again) was describing an uncle that way. It was clear he did not approve...
Have you or anyone else asked WHY they support Trump? If they give the typical MAGA points, then somewhere they made a bad turn. I watch YouTube videos by ranchers doing rotational grazing and regenerative agriculture. They (Greg Judy, Joel Salatine, Gabe Brown, others) are reinvigorating dead land with their practices, and farm/beef magazines and colleges are now singing their praises. Yet, their neighbors? They can SEE how the land/soil is doing on those ranches, how they're surviving droughts, etc. Yet they don't follow those practices for really dumb reasons. It's like a part of their brains have shut down, even to things that actually help them.
As a necessary disclaimer, of course, no group is a monolith, and I really hate talking about any group of people as if they are one thing. Your point is well taken.
"It is devastating to me that these people I know and respect have been so taken in by someone they wouldn't give the time day to in their real lives."
Moreover, he wouldn't give them the time of day either. Trump isn't known for wanting to mingle with his fans, and I've seen credible reports that he has ridiculed his MAGA base and evangelical devotees behind their backs.