Why is Anti-Government Sentiment More Common in Rural America? (problems, poverty, working)
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Let's be honest, urban areas are where wealth is made, and where most wealthy people are. Not really all that surprising that rural areas tend to have much more poverty, and therefore receive more government assistance.
That's why a conversation about "areas" makes no sense. An urban area may generate wealth and have people that benefit very little from government assistance, but three block away there may be people that generate no wealth and rely 100% on government assistance. The neat little boxes and categories don't work.
That's why a conversation about "areas" makes no sense. An urban area may generate wealth and have people that benefit very little from government assistance, but three block away there may be people that generate no wealth and rely 100% on government assistance. The neat little boxes and categories don't work.
True, the issue in this thread is that people in rural areas require more assistance, yet seem to be anti-government (even though they rely more on the government). Could it be that only the self-sufficient people in rural areas are so vocally anti-government? Who knows.
True, the issue in this thread is that people in rural areas require more assistance, yet seem to be anti-government (even though they rely more on the government). Could it be that only the self-sufficient people in rural areas are so vocally anti-government? Who knows.
That's why a conversation about "areas" makes no sense. An urban area may generate wealth and have people that benefit very little from government assistance, but three block away there may be people that generate no wealth and rely 100% on government assistance. The neat little boxes and categories don't work.
You are right. I live in rural Alaska and commute 100 miles every day to work in Anchorage, and there are approximately 30,000 other commuters just like me. So while urban areas may be where the wealth is generated, it is not necessarily generated by those who live in urban areas.
You are right. I live in rural Alaska and commute 100 miles every day to work in Anchorage, and there are approximately 30,000 other commuters just like me. So while urban areas may be where the wealth is generated, it is not necessarily generated by those who live in urban areas.
That's a good point and another example of why this argument, which has been attempted in multiple variations, is meaningless.
Most people in 'Rural America" are quite obese and unhealthy. Can't be out there working the farm much eating pigs feet and grits all the time.
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Skeffington
Next time you put onions on your tofu burger, think about how they are planted. In this area, it is done by most farmers on a two-seated transplanter, with one person on each side. bending sideways and placing them in opposite rows, for 4 hours straight. Ditto garlic. Gives us uneducated ruralists an unbelieveable ab workout.
It's the same all over the World. Rural people are the most ignorant and desiring of authoritarian leadership compared with the urban areas. In the Ukraine...the rural areas still support to the old communist parties, whereas the urban areas are pro-West. In Zimbabwe, the rural areas compromise the despot Mugabe's base of support. In the US the rural areas have higher divorce rates, higher teenage pregnancy rates, more poverty, less education, etc. It boils down to lower IQs.
Not in my area.
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