If The Dems Made A Concerted Effort To Appeal To Rural Voters What Would You Recommend They Do?....

[lumberjack_jeff]

97. My take.

I grew up in the country where I could ride my motorcycle in the woods and swim and fish in the river. At the time, I missed the ability to take the bus to the mall or theater or whatever.

When I grew up and married, we moved to North Seattle and worked in an engineering firm. I lived there for three years and one day, driving to the store, a car passed me and the driver waved. First time in three years. At that point I realized that living in the city was bullshit. I said screw it and accepted a job in my hometown. For me it was the right choice.

I think it's the frog in boiling water syndrome. People who grew up in "neighborhoods" get used to the idea of covenants and the fact that the neighbor has veto authority over the color of your house.

So yes, to an extent it may be a choice, but it is also a reality that people who grow up in one kind of environment will likely find the other intolerable.