>I'm non-white and have under 30 cousins that live in rural
>areas that think like Palin voters

>If nobody ain't aligning with your views you dismiss them as
>crazy or joking.

yes, this is exactly it
except you havent really given a view worth considering.

hyperbolic statements dont count

>I'm just parroting the sentiments of family members who live
>in the country and lax gun law states

the good thing is that most of us base decisions on evidence and information
not on what people tell us.