It seems like a lot of us have difficulty finding like-minded folk outside of explicitly leftist organizations. Or we all know at least a dozen absolutely evil people. It's disheartening but you gotta remember there are still good people out there, or good people who are confused because they live in a horrifying country full of propaganda everywhere. I've been trying to have a lot more faith in people recently.

So I have a huge extended family, numbering in the hundreds. About half of them are horrible in different ways. They're qanon theorists, klan members, used car salesmen, and overall racists of every kind. The ones that own stupid little pool supply businesses are the worst. They're like the rural version of smug suburbanites. They're always so sure of themselves, always bring up shit like stolen elections or something racist. They have a uniform too, polo shirt tucked into jeans and a cowboy hat because oh watch out they might decide to hop on a bull. Also one of my relatives is a Texas ranger. I hate it, but I've gotten one relative to come around and she even helped volunteer with me once, so that was cool.

Also no one should be allowed to wear a cowboy hat unless their name is Tommy Lee Jones.