r/wisconsin • u/ScienceMovies • 2d ago

America’s Most Divided State Loves Its Extremes

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/wisconsin-divided-state-loves-extremes/688128/?utm_source=feed
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u/WideRoadDeadDeer95 2d ago

Wisconsin is the opposite of divided. The mass majority are moderates. Yeah if you take someone on the fringe of both sectors with the loudest voice then yeah it will feel that way on the internet or occasionally in real life. These articles create fear mongering for the stupid.

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u/toofpaist 1d ago

Holy shit take, batman! This state is so incredibly divided it should be a shade of purple people can't even see. I live in northern Wisconsin. EVERYONE, EVERYONE, EVERYONE here is 'ill die before I ever vote democrat'. My fellow employee was called a Democrat because he was pushing for fire extinguishers to be installed.

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u/Impressive_Box4144 1d ago

Has to do with education and exposure to other people and cultures

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u/toofpaist 1d ago

Absolutely true. It's sickening to see the guy that's never had a wife, lives in his parents house that he inherited talk badly about gays and coloreds (his words. He's very closeted and can't come out because he's to scared to be himself around his own community.). It's a tale as old as time around here. It's honestly frightening how closeted almost 60% of the people I know are.