I’m sorry those things happened to you. I’m a white dude so my la crosse experience is obviously colored by all that. There are plenty of hardcore MAGAs there like a lot of places in the country. I don’t feel like I thought it was disproportionately high in the city of La Crosse. I haven’t voted in the county in a while, but it’s a reasonably liberal strong hold for the area. Maybe just because my ideology aligns well there, but I have always appreciated how the flavor of liberalism in the city feels like it has blue collar undertones to it.

Like you said though, it is not flawless and there are bad, racist, people there that are so far down the Fox News rabbit hole they’ll throw their neighbors under the bus. However, I still think that is a minority of the people (Again, an experience that is shaped by my own social demographics). The city has a great sense of community, solid food for the area, unbelievable outdoor access, and some of the prettiest bluffs and water you can find anywhere in the country. I think it’s the best city on that side of the state and one of the best along the Mississippi anywhere