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Terry Zink has spent 57 years building a life in Montana’s backcountry. The 57-year-old third-generation houndsman from Marion—a remote town nestled deep within the Flathead National Forest—runs a small archery target business serving outdoor recreation workers and guides who, until recently, had steady employment managing America’s public lands. Contents

Those workers are disappearing. Their jobs are gone. And Zink, who voted for Trump in 2024, is watching his customer base—and his livelihood—vanish before his eyes.

“You won’t meet anyone more conservative than me, and I didn’t vote for this,” Zink told Politico reporters as he surveyed the damage. “You cannot fire our firefighters. You cannot fire our trail crews. You have to have selective logging, water restoration, and healthy forests” (1).

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[-] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Here champ, you dropped this.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I moved to Wyoming about a decade ago. Never in my life have I met more hardcore and practical environmentalists in my life. These people spend a lot of money, time, and effort making sure that their rivers, forests, and wildlife are and remain healthy. It is a monumental task.

I will never understand how their mental gymnastics work in order to reconcile their vote for a man who made his money in New York real estate and reality TV.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

More like “I refused to believe I was voting for this”

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's like signing a contract, you have only yourself to blame if the contract sucks but didn't read it before putting your signature on it.

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yes you did. You absolutely voted for this exact thing.

We knew it, and we tried to warn you over and over again.

[-] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They can get fucked. You wanted this. You got it.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

"Dog ate my homework" ass motherfuckers

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