Finding My Place in a Red State: Connecting with Community Activists

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the challenges of connecting with community activists in a politically conservative environment, specifically in Georgia. Participants explore ways to build a network for organizing liberal initiatives, particularly focused on improving public transportation systems in the area.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire to contribute to the community but feels isolated due to a lack of friends and political engagement among peers.
  • Concerns are raised about the lack of cooperation among counties in Georgia, which hampers infrastructure development.
  • Suggestions include placing an advertisement in a newspaper to attract like-minded individuals and encourage interaction.
  • A question is posed about the existence of a group called Citizens for Progressive Transit, indicating a potential resource for organizing efforts.
  • A later reply acknowledges the suggestion about Citizens for Progressive Transit as a promising starting point.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on specific strategies for networking or organizing, and multiple views on the challenges and potential solutions remain present throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the participant's self-identified social skills and the absence of local groups aligned with their political interests, which may affect their ability to connect with others.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals seeking to engage in community activism in politically conservative areas, particularly those interested in transportation issues and building networks for liberal causes.

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I want to start contributing to the community, butt I have very few friends and my relatives are completely isolated from this community. The few friends that I have are all into video games and not at all into anything resembling politics and/ or community service.

So how do I start from scratch and make a network of pplease to get the liberals around Atlanta organized or help do that, to get a decent railway/subway system for Georgia? There is a skeleton system of railtracks all over Georgia which would be very easy to turn into a modern and efficient public transport system. But no one has done anything about it since 1980 and many believe that the representatives here take too much lobbying money from car companies to actually do it.

The closest thing to a hope i have, is that one of my close friends has a liberal roomate with a few liberal friends. But other than that I feel like a man on an island in this bastion of Red States, Georgia. And btw, I am a sophomore in college.

The college I go to has no groups or anything for Green party pplease, socialists, or anything that interests me. So, I have no life, almost no friends, and very retarded social skills and I want to do something other than stare at a computer or t.v screen.Any ideas on how to do this?

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The problem is the counties in Georgia will not cooperate, that is why even much needed roads crossing county lines can't happen. It is totally ridiculous and something that has been addressed for ages.

I don't see how that would affect your social life, however.
 
Put out an ad in the newspaper looking to start a group of like-minded people. Get out and interact.
 
Napolean308 said:
So how do I start from scratch and make a network of pplease to get the liberals around Atlanta organized or help do that, to get a decent railway/subway system for Georgia?

Have you found out yet about Citizens for Progressive Transit?
 

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