facing our own stereotypes
Wisconsin dairy farmers reminded me not to allow Fox News and the NRA to define groups of people.
I thought I knew something about Wisconsin politics. I assumed the state was neatly divided between blue cities, like Madison and Milwaukee, and solidly red rural areas that twice elected Governor Scott Walker, one of the nation’s most right-wing governors, and went for Donald Trump in 2016.
Matt Gartman walks through the milking parlor at his farm in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Photo by Darren Hauck for The Washington Post via Getty Images.
Turns out there’s a lot I didn’t know. And the assumptions and stereotypes that I—and many others—hold are dividing us and harming our chances of building powerful coalitions across rural–urban divides.
In early February, I visited the town of Wisconsin Dells to give a keynote presentation at the Wisconsin Farmers Union pre-convention gathering, “Groundswell.” I stayed for the convention, where…
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Digital learning PD Dr Ann Lawless 