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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
COHR 175.05-1.9%Dec 16 3:59 PM EST
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a crackpot farmer in Wisconsin

I was born in South Dakota and come from a long line of farmers. I owned 600 acres in Iowa back in the 90s. I sold it to support my stock/gambling habit in 2000. I think I know why my friends and relatives in the three-corners area are the way they are, and it really does have to do with isolation and fear. Everyone can see that way of life coming to an end. There will be holdouts, just as the Amish held out against the Industrial Revolution, but for most the days of being an owner operator of a family farm are numbered That's where the fear component comes in. My brothers there still can't even get Starlink for streaming and internet. They get 30 year old service over dedicated phone lines. They don't even get a printed newspaper anymore. The nearest house to their house is almost a mile away. The only link to the outside world seems to be AM radio talk shows. That is where the isolation component comes in.

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Trump party triumph. The leaders of that party (not necessarily the buffoon Trump himself) have a lot to gain financially and in power if they pull it off. The regular folks just remain regular if they pull it off. There is both a structural problem in the electoral system and a vast difference in incentives.

The pose of 'simple country crackpot' is just symptom of the isolation tactics to ensure that there is no worthwhile information to listen to outside the limited sources with their own agenda.
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