I don’t like it either, especially when I see people passing off all of [state] as bad. The problem is that many states, especially southern ones like Alabama, have the issue that the people believe the propaganda they’re fed, so they vote the way the propaganda tells them to, so the people spreading the propaganda gain power, allowing them to spread propaganda to the people. It’s a cycle.
The question is, when a cycle like that is so deeply entrenched that it’s become part of someone’s identity, how do you fight against that? You could forcefully remove the people responsible from power, but now you have a bunch of very angry people. You just removed the person they believe in from their position of power!
Additionally, how do you identify when someone should be forcefully removed? Doing so sets an extremely dangerous precedent. You may believe that anti-trans laws are bad because they encroach on people’s human rights (and I agree with that), but they believe that being trans is morally wrong and worth banning at the cost of human rights. If the precedent is set so that forcefully removing politicians is acceptable if it’s for the common good, they’ll remove all politicians who support trans rights (because they’re eroding the moral fabric of society or something).
Alternatively, you could pump money into education, especially in regards to critical thinking skills. However, now you’re having to find a way to work around the politicians who’ll block you because education diminishes the effect of their propaganda.
In the meantime, headlines about racists doing racist things in a place known for being racist won’t get clicks because it’s so common that everyone’s already aware of it.