I live in a rural county that never had manufacturing jobs & would be all up in arms if someone wanted to build a plant here. This is farming, fishing & logging. So when they say rural voters I think they mean small town.
Bless their hearts but my neighbors don't want anything to change. They don't want to build anything or pay for anything. They won't do anything to support businesses because it might raise taxes. The services suck, the education system sucks, law enforcement sucks but they like it this way. I don't know why they're so angry but I have my suspicions. They sure don't want to attract anyone with any money to come out here.
Years back there was a call to a meeting by the tea party because they wanted to form a defense in case there was a disaster in the city & hordes of city folks attempted to enter the county & try to find food & shelter. The plan was to stand at the bridge inspired I quess by the slaughter on nola. Anyway, seriously people are going to come from 60 miles away & come to a county with no supermarkets, motel mass transit to what milk a cow and choke some chickens & sleep in a shed? Yet & still the salt of the earth Christians thought the best way to handle a civil crisis would be to arm themselves against fellow citizens.
Now as racist as some of these folks are they wouldn't hesitate to help any black farmer out here because we do all have to ask each other for help. So while nigger is still considered an acceptable word in some circles, it's urban that disturbs my neighbors more than color. And urban color just sends them into abject terror.
What do I love about where I live? The peace quiet & beauty of my little paradise. And I admit to being like most of my neighbors in that I don't want things to change for me. I'm just not angry.
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