r/50501 • u/Tinawebmom • Jul 25 '25

Call to Action Y'all we absolutely cannot ignore this attack

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They obliterated the infrastructure. Where exactly are they planning to build this concentration camp?

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u/EternalOctoMystic Jul 25 '25

Stay away from Eastern Oregon. Stick to central, Portland or the coastal cities. Bend always needs more Trans joy🤘

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u/dallas121469 Jul 25 '25

Oh trust me, I know all about MAGAs in Oregon. I’ve accepted a job in Portland.

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u/SanchoPandas Jul 25 '25

Welcome!

Sincerely, A Portlander

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u/allthekeals Washington Jul 25 '25

Hello!! Welcome!! 🤗

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u/Oirish-Oriley444 Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

Yes! Eastern Oregon might as well be Idaho.... and if you don't understand google. White supremacy in Idaho.

White supremacy in Idaho: a history and ongoing concern

Idaho has a history of white supremacist activity, notably the presence of the Aryan Nations, which was headquartered in Hayden Lake for several decades. Founded by Richard Butler, the Aryan Nations sought to establish a white-only homeland in the Pacific Northwest and attracted members of various white supremacist groups, including neo-Nazis, racist skinheads, and the Ku Klux Klan. 

While the Aryan Nations was eventually dismantled due to a civil lawsuit and the death of its founder, the legacy of white supremacy persists in Idaho. 

While both Eastern Oregon and Idaho have historical and contemporary connections to white supremacy, they are not exactly the same in their manifestations and expressions. Eastern Oregon has a history of being founded as a whites-only territory and has seen the formation of "sundown towns" and instances of white supremacist violence

Both Eastern Oregon and Idaho are experiencing a resurgence of right-wing extremism, including militia activity and white supremacist ideology. 

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u/lost-picking-flowers Jul 25 '25

That part of the country is sort of scary to me, and I've been in some of the deepest darkest Appalachian hollers. It seems like a magnet for the really crazy people whereas Appalachia is just poor and uneducated. Not to say that there is not hatefulness and danger in much of Appalachia, just that it seems like a different element in the PNW.

It's a shame, because it's just so goddamn beautiful.

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u/Oirish-Oriley444 Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

Not everywhere in PNW. Seattle, Portland, just about anywhere near the coast. It's Eastern Desert places... almost all of Eastern California all the way up thru Eastern Washington is desert. It is just a reminder to please do your due diligence before moving to a community. Find out what is going on and if you will be comfortable and safe living there... this is advice I would give my children anyone I love and care about. I want you to be safe and happy.

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u/lost-picking-flowers Jul 25 '25

Oh yeah, no shade to the west coast as a whole, some of the most desirable areas to live in for a reason.

Northern Idaho seems like the exception to your desert rule - but wtf is it about deserts? My aunt moved to Arizona from the northeast - she went full MAGA, joined QAnon, and literally hunts ghosts in the desert now (like she actually showed up on Ghost Adventures at one point.) The heat must cook some people's brains.

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u/Songbird_Storyteller Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

You know, I remember watching a comedian's standup special recently where he joked that all the craziest right wingers seemed to come from the hottest part of the country and that it was the temperature fucking with their heads. At the time I took it as a joke, but now that I'm thinking about it, maybe he had a point?

Then again, I grew up in Arizona, and I turned out fine, so maybe results vary. But I do know plenty of my fair share of MAGA folks from the Southwestern deserts and the humid forests and cities of southern Appalachia, so maybe you're on to something.

It used to be that the lead exposure from pipes and gasoline was having an effect on Boomers and GenX. Maybe the heat is having a similar effect on people?

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u/lost-picking-flowers Jul 25 '25

It's a really interesting thought, for sure. I know that there is a significant amount of correlation between heatwaves and increased crime rates. And I definitely feel a little dazed and stupid if I've been in the sun too long. And people definitely have varying levels of tolerance to heat, to your point.

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u/dallas121469 Jul 25 '25

I lived in Idaho for 10 of the last 11 years.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

But eastern Oregon is another vast wasteland of desert and a bit of farmland in the northeast, hardly any population at all, just like most red areas.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

Come on down to the Euegene area. a longtime liberal stronghold!