The state that brought us Sarah Palin and helped kick off the Trump-style candidacy?
Yeah, no. It’s been hard conservative for a long time.
Remember “the internet is a series of tubes” guy? Yeah, he was a Republican senator for Alaska and he said it in 2006. So Alaska has been full of political shit takes for at least twenty years.
Alaska conservatism is hella different from mainland conservatism. Alaskans are conservartive in the, “Leave me the fuck alone, don’t tell me what to do, don’t want your rules, regulations and laws. We’re doing just fine, fuck off.”
Which may sound like standard conservative sensibilities, but Alaska takes the idea of American independence to a whole 'nother level. When you live in the boondocks, you have to be self-reliant. When you live in Alaska, you will die if you’re not able to care for yourself.
Does that make any sense? Worn out from work and spewing thoughts. Anyway, I’ve seen and lived both sides, I get it.
I thought Alaska was decidedly cool, no?
The state that brought us Sarah Palin and helped kick off the Trump-style candidacy?
Yeah, no. It’s been hard conservative for a long time.
Remember “the internet is a series of tubes” guy? Yeah, he was a Republican senator for Alaska and he said it in 2006. So Alaska has been full of political shit takes for at least twenty years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes
Alaska conservatism is hella different from mainland conservatism. Alaskans are conservartive in the, “Leave me the fuck alone, don’t tell me what to do, don’t want your rules, regulations and laws. We’re doing just fine, fuck off.”
Which may sound like standard conservative sensibilities, but Alaska takes the idea of American independence to a whole 'nother level. When you live in the boondocks, you have to be self-reliant. When you live in Alaska, you will die if you’re not able to care for yourself.
Does that make any sense? Worn out from work and spewing thoughts. Anyway, I’ve seen and lived both sides, I get it.
Someone start a Libertarian party in Alaska so they can stop electing maggats
You just described the average libertarian, not Alaskan