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).
Yes you did.
Awww is someone having a hard time finding his bootstraps? 😁
Do people just not understand how voting works, or what the word means? Do they maybe think it’s short for Devote?
You did vote for this & you were also warned.
You’re just a sucker.
'I didn’t vote this." Yes. Yes you did. You didn’t want to hear others tell you what you were voting for. You wanted to believe your own fantasy version. Even now, most MEGA voters want to believe their own fantasy of what Trump will do for America over the truth of what he is actively doing.
The workers who lost their jobs weren’t desk-bound administrators. They were firefighters, trail maintenance crews, wildlife biologists, rangers, foresters, and seasonal workers who kept public lands accessible and safe. They were the people who made it possible for outfitters, guides, hunters, ranchers, and tourism operators to do business.
try doing that without desk-bound administrators and see how it goes
The betrayal is particularly acute because these workers weren’t making big government salaries. Forest Service seasonal workers typically earn $15 to $18 per hour. Park rangers make $35,000 to $50,000 annually. These were working-class jobs that supported working-class families in rural communities with few other options.
isn’t this the same group of people who claim that minimum wage is too high?
“You won’t meet anyone more conservative than me, and I didn’t vote for this,”
You consistently voted for this. Every time conservatives are in power they cut services and environmental protections. You voted for it over and over again but this time it actually hurt you and you’re sad.
this time it hurt you in a way that you noticed
These are real jobs held by real people in small towns across Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona—states that overwhelmingly voted for Trump.
Whoa whoa whoa, don’t lump Colorado in with those states. We absolutely did NOT vote for that piece of shit - 3 times in a row.
Idk how they got Colorado in there
I think I might write this fellow a strongly worded letter.
Oh, Terry, you sweet summer child.
What did you expect would get cut when Donald told you he was going to take a saw to our government?
You wanted fascism, Zinky. Well, you got it. And you better thank Dear Leader and Jesus. You live in the Greatest Country In The World, and God gave you bootstraps!
Quit crying and get a job, weakling. Hail Trump.
Of course not. He voted for other people to lose their jobs.
Maybe he should reflect on what it’s like to be “other people”.
If they had empathy, they wouldn’t be conservative.
His situation is a mistake that needs to be rectified, everyone else deserved it.
Yes, you did. Fucking idiot. Enjoy being homeless.
Especially in a country where criminalizing homelessness is literally a bipartisan issue.
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.
and this time it wasn’t even like those EULAs that are dozens and dozens of pages long legalese that nobody understands, it was up front and clear and repeatedly announced
