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In reply to the discussion: Article shows the truly misinformed and ignorance of rural America [View all]Scrivener7
(59,348 posts)55. I see you're taking this personally. Which, frankly, is ... well. But, anyway, we are allowed to discuss the
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fact that the majority of the defendant's support comes from rural areas. And that means a lot of stupid people. But if that stupidity is one you don't engage in, there's no reason for you to take it on yourself.
Rural people have a lot of nonsensical things to say about urban people. Some are in your post. Some apply in many urban areas, but not in mine. Some apply to many urban people but not to me. I know I can either be bothered by them or not. I choose not, because they don't apply to me or my life.
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Article shows the truly misinformed and ignorance of rural America [View all]
SouthernDem4ever
Jan 2024
OP
Well if someone called me stupid, I would at least take time to reflect
SouthernDem4ever
Jan 2024
#13
Yes he does. Those still voting for him? He absolutely represents their values.
Scrivener7
Jan 2024
#51
Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? (no, that myth mostly comes from deliberate fraud by Disney in a 1958 movie)
Celerity
Jan 2024
#61
Lunabell, we've been fearing hurting their feelings for too long. The fact is, those who are still voting
Scrivener7
Jan 2024
#52
Calling them smart would be stupid as well. Or even mediocre for that matter.
JanMichael
Jan 2024
#66
This is the sad truth, that they won't open their minds to knowledgeable people
FakeNoose
Jan 2024
#8
His fictional status notwithstanding, injecting diluted cocaine was a popular thing to do
Earth-shine
Jan 2024
#69
Karl Marx spoke of urban capitalism rescusing people from "the idiocy of rural life"
DBoon
Jan 2024
#83
I care in the same way as I would care if there was a venomous snake in the house.
limbicnuminousity
Jan 2024
#44
I hate to burst your bubble with statistics, but as someone raised on an Ohio farm, having lived in large cities,
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2024
#47
I see you're taking this personally. Which, frankly, is ... well. But, anyway, we are allowed to discuss the
Scrivener7
Jan 2024
#55
I know that the paint strokes sometimes are too broad, too sweeping, etc., in sideswipes against rural populations
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2024
#82
And how frequently have you seen broad-brush statements on DU about urban people/areas?
Ms. Toad
Jan 2024
#87
LOL! Try floating a thread on the (very real and significant) climate benefits of dense population
Scrivener7
Jan 2024
#94
This is a complete failure of the MSM today with their constant both siderism game. There is no
JohnSJ
Jan 2024
#28
Yes. They are heavily propagandized by well-funded libertarian billionaires and their think-tanks.
PatrickforB
Jan 2024
#31
It's shocking. We're experiencing the best economy in years and they think we're headed for a
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2024
#33
Republicans like to pretend their rural red havens are places full of love, prosperity, opportunity and Jesus.
sop
Jan 2024
#37
It's not that rural voters rae stupid. It's that they only can access right-wing media.
Liberty Belle
Jan 2024
#46
They don't hear what they don't want to hear. They are deliberately, willfully closed minded, and thus ignorant.
patphil
Jan 2024
#48
I do not know what else to do than to see if attrition and Darwin's Law saves us long-term.
Scalded Nun
Jan 2024
#50
I've lived in rural Texas for the last 36 years after being transferred from Houston
walkingman
Jan 2024
#60
"Salt of the earth" is such an interesting description. When you salt the earth, nothing grows.
Scrivener7
Jan 2024
#64
IMO, less likely to be truly geographic than media dominance in their existence.
Model35mech
Jan 2024
#74