Few states include all the chaos of 2020 like Wisconsin, a key state in this week’s election. The state marked a turning point in the 2016 election. Highly contested and historically blue, Wisconsin opted for Donald Trump with less than 1%, helping him win the Electoral College – and the presidency. The state is also at the existing choice and has had a turbulent year in the spotlight.
Across the state, coronavirus cases have increased and a cash hospital was opened on state land to help overcrowded hospitals. This summer, Kenosha rocked violent protests after the police shooting at Jacob Blake. In a protest against racial injustice, an obsessed cop – Obsessed teen shot and killed two protesters and wounded a third, movements that were praised from the far right and defended through Trump.
BuzzFeed News worked with Wisconsin photographer Lauren Justice and talked to locals about how they feel about the upcoming elections in a deeply divided state and given the long-standing racism and worsening pandemic. around Kenosha, Milwaukee and its surroundings. Rural and urban populations have described feeling ignored and having difficulty navigating politics in their relationships.
We do not explicitly ask about applicants because others expressed their reluctance to further alienate their friends and neighbors; however, we asked them what they would like to see change, how they were handling the intensification of partisanship and relentless media coverage, and how it sought to address the pandemic, among other issues. Everyone seemed to be in a position for the election to end and move on, although it remains to be decided what it will be like.
Your responses have been edited and condensed for clarity.
“I returned to the circle of relatives of the estate in 2014 and now I manage in partnership with my brother. I have been an active member of farm bureau for over a decade at the local, regional and now national levels. I started as president of the Young Farmers Association in your county and continued to serve on the board of directors.
“Today, I see myself looking for answers, looking for long-term answers, and hoping that our circle of farm relatives can weather the storms we’ve been through. This year has brought unprecedented realities and adjustments to the dairy industry. As a young dairy farmer, I care deeply about the long term for us. Agriculture is more than a business, it is a way of life, it is our passion, our heritage and our purpose is to get things done. With that being said, I am researching our political scene and applicants on how they can build farming communities and a circle of family farms so that they have the ability to not just hold out to be a long-term success. During the following year, I have had more involvement in politics. Ask more questions, pay more attention, open my eyes to new thinking tactics. While my fundamental ideals remain strong, I know that I will have to remain open to what this choice may lead to. As a young dairy farmer, I am looking to other farmers to better understand their prospects. a lot of uncertainty i In many parts of the country and the world, it seems vital to see everyone. I am trying my best to achieve it. “
“I was born in a small rural town in southern Ethiopia and continued in the United States when I was about 4 years old. I’ve been living in Milwaukee for 13 years.
From the growing cases of coronavirus to Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha and the gun violence that happened thereafter, Wisconsin doesn’t look good. I hope that this election year we will be able to recognize which presidential candidate will put us in a better position to move forward but also recognize that we will have to continue to fight against the structurally imperialist agreement in which we all live, no matter who wins the election.
“It’s a little frustrating not being able to vote now, but I’m happy to run with the Wisconsin League of Women Voters and Youth Rising Up as a component of an initiative with my school to inspire academics of voting age to register. I believe that my role as a minor, but socially and politically active, is to make sure that my friends are aware of the importance of their vote. While a vote would possibly seem non-vital, it still has the strength to replace a full election. deciding to be constituted, in all facets of government, influences the policies that are developed, these policies have an effect on other people in conditions that might not be scary for some, however, they will have to think of doors of their privilege if they feel that everyone deserves it It is vital to reaffirm that after the presidential election, we will have to explicitly dispense with anti-racist policies and call other people to force when they do not constitute other people. “
“I’ve been a resident of Kenosha lately, I own Lou Perrine’s Gas and Groceries. I’ve been a serial entrepreneur since I’ve been wearing diapers, doing everything from a truck company to public speaking, and recently I had a salon with my wife.
“I am a unicorn, a true freething American who does not disent any identity with any of the parties. I’m in social trouble on the left but right on tax problems. I despise the bipartisan formula and locate the margins of these toxic parties.
“I don’t see many replacements. Biden/Harris will cross in the far left, but they will return to the same thing if elected, and Trump will remain Trump. The formula wants a complete review. And when I say that, doing so does not mean a socialist calendar or a far-right calendar We want to reconsider the way we function capitalism (which I love) and corporatism (which I despise). A genuine replacement in our political formula begins with crusade reform and deadline limits. Until then, it will remain this damaged formula driven by giant and wealthy corporations.
“Wisconsin turned out to be a wonderful changing state in the last election and it will be this election again. Of course, we’ll get a policy just for that. As for the riots, I’m very disappointed with the way the media described Kenosha. “Located at the center of all the riots My father and the local citizens stayed in our assets for six consecutive nights Local citizens protesting the replacement were peaceful They are suffering and have expressed their opinion in the right way Are there any actors who have taken credit for the situation?Of course, but for the most part, the pain and destruction that happened in my village came here from outside the towers. My people are strong, we come in combination and we will have replaced for the wonderful after that. “Kenoshastrong”
“Born and raised in Milwaukee, I am very concerned about network work, youth progression and the arts.
“One is that during the election we see a ton of ads and words being released to us at the time, but what happens next?Mandatory adjustments to move forward and close the gap between our fellow citizens and our political colleagues.
“I am a user who has totally believed that you most likely have to be changing. I can only give my netpaintings and motivate myself while encouraging me to paint on our netpaintings brick by brick to tame the youth of tomorrow. My way of try is to put my hands on the grid pictures to feed and paint with us people! “
“I have been living in Wisconsin since my mother moved to the Burlington estate in 2000 and have been a Kenosha resident since 2006. I am a computer scientist and have worked in commercials my entire professional life, but I discovered a call for political activism behind the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
“I consider myself a protester and an active activist. Growing up in a Republican-rated family, I was told that my prospects would become more conservative with age, but the truth turned out to be the opposite. I consider myself an anti-fasciscist and consider the risk of American fascism to be one of the greatest risks to foreign security.
“My participation in politics has replaced a lot this year. I had never been to a protest, and politics was about drunken discussions between friends before this year. Although I have supported BLM at all times, I have remained silent and inactive on the sidelines. On the first night of George Floyd’s protests, I made the decision to watch the protests and was provided outdoors with the Milwaukee Police Department’s District Five police station. That night I was gassed by the status there and saw the police become competitive in opposition to Americans who were not instigators. The day I read your press release full of lies, exaggerations and propaganda on behalf of the police, you replaced everything for me. Now, I’m an active protester, I attend as many occasions as I imagine and run to create a meaningful replacement and teach the public
“I feel like Wisconsin is being described as this position where nothing bad happens and ‘how can this take a position in our quiet little town?”Looks like he’s been under a lot of pressure. I’m different from that perspective. Country for racial justice, and this will have to be portrayed. It is time for Wisconsin to be asked to speak out against our racism, corruption and systematic police brutality. Jacob Blake’s filming through KPD, the mass shooting in Kenosha, as well as the Wauwatosa network and the #JusticeforTheeThree marches to nevertheless exert well-deserved pressure on the state of Wisconsin to create meaningful reform. “
“I see myself in the silent majority in the existing political climate. I would like the economy to get back on track and reduce the deficit. The coronavirus has replaced my appointments with politics because I own a small dairy business and own a coffee shop and I’m a conservative, I don’t like the direction Democrats are taking.
“Wisconsin is more conservative than described. The state has many rural areas and agriculture is widespread in the state. The cheese state has many hardworking workers, and the communities of Milwaukee and Madison are a small component of the state. But they are portrayed as most. “
“My call is Tanya McLean. I was born and raised in Kenosha until I was 14, then I moved and returned to Wisconsin at the age of 28. I’m the founder and CEO of Leaders of Kenosha. I am also an authorized clinic and intellectual fitness educator.
“In the political narrative, I and my organization see myself and my organization as a vehicle for change, hope, and inspiration.
“The replacement I’d most like to see with the upcoming election is a president and legislators who see the lives of Afro-descendants and this is reflected in their legislation and policies.
“I stand up to the national department in this election by diligently organizing myself so that blacks and browns, underrepresented and underrepresented Americans vote, above all, and perceive the strength of their vote and how this will translate into the polls.
“I believe that due to the shooting of Jacob Blake in my hometown and all the riots that have occurred, the black and brown net has been described as ‘thugs’ and ‘criminals’, I live in the net that caught fire. and I looked at other people who didn’t come from our network and didn’t look like they burned us. But this negative narrative that has been painted pushes me even more to fight for what is right for the Afro-descendants of my network. “
“As a museum professional, art photographer and netpaintings arts advocate, I invest my paintings and time selling innovation and creativity. I was born in Milwaukee and have lived in the city to the fullest of my life. For nearly two decades, I have painted in Racine and also have an art studio there, so communities in southeastern Wisconsin feel at home.
“My hope after the election is to see a structured plan to move forward together. I also believe that it will be critical to have diverse perspectives and voices from across the country as leadership develops a productive action plan to combat the coronavirus and rebuild the economy.
“In early 2020, I didn’t feel like my voice was making a big difference in national politics. When the coronavirus replaced our total lives, it also seemed to identify a non-unusual joy and goal. I was hoping that we could only paint in combination to fight the virus, and in my opinion more productive, reinvent and the long term of the country. Unfortunately, the truth is much more confusing than my dreams and hopes. Instead, many points ignited the divisions.
<< We have much more to be informed about and many more people to participate with in the discussion on how to proceed. I still hope that the outcome of the election will begin to realize our prospect of moving America forward: to find answers to our unusual fighting disorders, the virus (and long-term public fitness disorders) and the reconstruction of our economy by listening to our multitude of varied voices. I know it won't be easy, but I hope compassion and understanding make a difference for more equity and progress. Over the past decade, I have voted in almost every election, largely adding unexposed local elections. For this spring's election, I published polls by mail, and weeks ago I put my early vote in a polling place for the presidential election. It turns out that participation will be greater than ever, and I hope this will make the transition as I think it is a reality. "
“I am a proud resident of Kenosha who recently returned after living in Chicago for 8 years. As a former Double Demon at DePaul University, I am now a new specialist student and adjunct instructor at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Root and Walworth counties.
“To be honest, the department has been a challenge for me. I check to hear other sights with active and intentional attention, and I check to see and respect other viewing issues from mine. I recognize that I have many bureaucracy of privilege, and many others do not. It is more than ever the time to pay attention to others and be informed of others. For me, it’s the mechanism to deal with our national departments right now.
<< as a resident of Kenosha and Wisconsin forever, I am saddened by the negative press about our wonderful state of Badger. Wisconsin is a wonderful position to live, paint and travel, with many exclusive and special positions, businesses and others throughout the though our state has its challenges, I think there are many more smart things and other people who live in Wisconsin that have not been heard recently because of the negative press. "
“I was born and raised in Watertown on my family’s dairy farm. I started growing all the time in 2014 and lately I’ve partnered with my father on our dairy farm called Simply Crazy Farms. I grew up with very conservative values, and I would say that it continued in my adult life, where I still have conservative opinions My parents, especially my mother, are very active in the Republican Party of our county.
“As far as politics is concerned, I think each and every farmer would say the same thing to them: we want to perceive trade. We’ve had bad costs for years, and just when we thought 2020 was going to be a productive year, COVID’s government assistance systems have allowed us the year, but that doesn’t solve the problem. We want trade, it doesn’t help.
“I count the days until the end of the election. I just need to get out of the hate, anxiety and department that this election is causing between my friends and my family. I need this country not to forget that we are Americans first and members of a political party second. “
“I was born in Milwaukee, so technically I’ve been here for nineteen years. I’m a student, an artist and maybe a political activist.
“I think [division] will be herbal. For many Americans, this is a choice between intelligent and evil, while for others it is the least of both. “
“I think other people realize how racist Wisconsin is. I mean it’s the “Big North, ” it was in the last election and it’ll be in this one. “
“Honestly, I myself am a “nomadic” or a “foreign” in our political narrative. I know it is more complex than our bipartisan system, but because of my religion and the way of Jesus, I find it difficult to have an online “undeniable party” vote.
<< at the local level, I need leaders to invest and take care of us. Decisions have been made that have destroyed the fitness of businesses and others and the acceptance as true of parents in the school system. with and the integrity of our leaders is essential. so far from the last, but with the integrity of office control, I would like to see a physically more powerful and accommodating immigration plan. People who jump through all the obstacles to getting to this amazing country now have more restrictions and difficult times. We can do more to grow as a nation.
“Right now, [Wisconsin] is very underrepresented. Whether it’s Jacob Blake’s shooting, protests, riots, more shootings, burning buildings, the media spent a day on the floor covering Wisconsin. From the outside, it might seem like a crisis, honestly, it may be, but one thing I know to be true is that the other people of Wisconsin, and Kenosha in particular, are fighters and strong. They don’t just give up and roll. Some are fighting for their rights, while others are taking a step back instead of fighting. “
“For many years, I had the idea that my only option was to identify as conservative or liberal. As I grew up in myself and my understanding of politics, I knew myself with more progressive ideals. Basically, I’m other people: the first user and my tastes for political use have a tendency to align themselves with what will make the utmost intelligence to other people.
“With the upcoming elections, I would like humanity’s problems to be depoliticized and the concept of political duty to come to the fore. In addition to non-public ideologies, partisan lines deserve not how other people are treated. and justice is not. What deserves to be political is the duty of our leaders to every degree of painting for their constituents and making some transparency.
“I try to focus on what I can control. Sometimes he asks me how someone I enjoyed came here with a confidence or an idea, and it’s as undeniable as asking strangers about their day and really listening.
“I’ve become much more involved locally. I have been aware of local elections, but I have not given much time to really reflect on how local elections outline the framework of what national discourse looks like in our community. I regularly locate myself writing to city, county and state officials. “
“I’ve been living in Wisconsin for about 4 years. I moved here from Ethiopia when I was five. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been making paintings of activism. I now paint for a nonprofit called 50 Miles More, a youth-led organization that paints for black liberation and equality.
“I think it revealed the underlying racism that has existed so far that progressive whites have tried to hide. I think I’m dealing with this the same way I’ve done, without relying too much on “I like the story of black people.
“I think the reaction to COVID has been very revealing about how much this country and politicians give to the POC, which has been disproportionately affected by this disease, both financially and physically. I believe that this pandemic is a testament to the amount of corruption and greed that afflicts this country.
“The concept that Wisconsin is a purple state, which the media projects, absolutely ignores deep-seated racism and the repression of voters opposed to the black population of southeastern Wisconsin. “
“My call is Jason Lopez and I have lived in Kenosha since 1991. Lately I am deputy director of Black Lives Activists of Kenosha, which advocates replacement in our network and in other communities in Wisconsin and beyond. My role as an advocate is to Advocate for other vulnerable people in my network who oppose systemic racism and racial injustice In the upcoming elections, we have the opportunity to elect a president to represent the other people in our nation.
“I cannot allow my children to grow up in the same racial department culture and in an unjust capitalist society that was created to make the rich richer and the deficient. August 23, 2020 will not be forgotten how Jacob Blake’s day was shot seven years ago. Sometimes back through a Kenosha cop, however, I will not forget it at all times as the day I made the decision not to stay away and watch other people in my network be treated as if their lives mattered little.
“America is tired of living a false dream of equality for all, and that’s why we’re going to have to teach ourselves, expand our economic leaders, and replace this country’s political landscape from scratch. We want a revolution, not through bullets still through Stand Up, call to replace, action-free words are useless. We will have to have integrity and dignity in each and every one of the things we do and not sacrifice them for anyone. In the words of the wonderful Bob Marley, I leave you with this, “Better to die fighting for freedom than to be a prisoner every single day of your life. That’s how we make America wonderful!”
“I am a dairy farmer, blogger and mother of two young children. My husband and I, along with his parents, treated a hundred cows and grew on three hundred acres. I grew up in Madison and now I live near Watertown.
“I’m a moderate. I think any political party satisfies the wishes of most Americans.
“I hope that we will move forward after November in a way in which we see again a bipartisan law that is in fact favorable for all. I am so fed up with partisan politics that it eliminates all common sense and common ground from politics.
“I’m tired of fighting and I’m away from my friends and family. Although social media is a vital component of what I do, I spend less time moving.
“I have been interested in politics and that has not changed, but I have the impression that instead of debating politics, we are now focusing more on the other people who are Biden and Trump. It is frustrating because politics is what we deserve. “. to be hunting en. to, but it is also quite understandable that many other people cannot get past the other people we have to decide between.
“I’m an Afro-Latino who attends the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for marketing and advertising. I love creativity, color and fashion, I try to put those interests into effect in each and every facet of my life!I was born in Illinois, I’ve still lived in Wisconsin since the age of three. Lately I’ve been running as a Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT) fellow on my college campus. As a fellow, I paint with LIT to magnify young voices, hard and varied, sharing the same concepts to recover from the future.
“I know it’s hard to have a perfect politician. “But one thing I learned in this election is that we are as guilty in the long run as any existing politician. I need to see a replacement in the rate in an effort to create a long-term that will one day be driven through a very inclusive, culturally moral and determined president.
“My political participation is much higher. I wouldn’t be a liar if I said that when I was 18, I thought a lot more about getting a tattoo even though every single thing got a tattoo than exercising my right to vote. However, my view, in the vote made a total of 180. I now have a greater understanding of the importance of voting in each and every election. I know there are a lot of other people who think their vote doesn’t matter. As a user who was one of those other people, I mean this: maybe your vote won’t fail or fail in the election, but it will influence it. Think about your state of mind. The state of mind that prevents him from voting. people who might think in the same way that this vote subsection has become heaps and thousands more people who think their vote doesn’t matter, it’s a lot of voting force that’s not taken into account, your vote counts because you have the strength to make it important. Go vote!”
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