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In reply to the discussion: The American farming industry is getting hammered [View all]littlemissmartypants
(29,015 posts)38. Thank you. ...
That's precisely the point. Blaming farmers or anyone for that matter, is counterproductive. It certainly isn't wise to en masse insult them.
We need farmers. We need to change hearts and minds. Unfortunately, influence and persuasive actions are dependent upon a broad variety of factors. Plus, these individuals have to be motivated to change.
There are exactly only three types of motivation.
1. Internal, self motivation
2. External, motivation by incentives and
3. Punishment, being motivated by force.
I suspect anyone can guess which of the three I prefer.
yardwork, thanks so much for your reply.
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This must be the result of generations of inbreeding in a high arsenic environment.
Gum Logger
May 2025
#48
Looking at a red/blue map of WI it's difficult to understand how a Democrat could ever win here
elocs
May 2025
#13
Even after Krasnov uses tax money to pay the farmers for their losses they will still be screwed
Botany
May 2025
#15
Yes. The focus needs to be on repairing the damage, which of course means...
Martin Eden
May 2025
#27
Well, then those farmers need to use that power to convince their elected officials to impeach Trump.
travelingthrulife
May 2025
#42
I hope you will show the results for your method as well. I am curious.
travelingthrulife
May 2025
#43
All that stealing, I mean defunding from the federal government .....................
Lovie777
May 2025
#29
Ironically, increased immigration could reverse this and revitalize rural areas
NickB79
May 2025
#40
Iowa here and it is that bad... we lose markets.. and we do not get them back
Peacetrain
May 2025
#62