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In reply to the discussion: I know this is going to be unpopular but I am friends with and I understand many Trump supporters [View all]NCDem777
(458 posts)I hear so many people from rural areas squawking and complaining about how their infrastructure is something out of the Third World. Much ink was spilled about poor downtrodden Appalachia. But here's the thing: Progressives in those areas have been trying to get their infrastructure fixed for decades long before Trump was known for anything besides mutilating the NYC skyline. But every time they tried, they got shouted down by the Infowars conspiracy brigades that think ANY public investment (outside of high school football) is part of some grand plan to herd people into FEMA camps or some other junk, the anti-tax whiners, and the people who are opposed to the existence of government in general. Every single time. That's why their infrastructure is crap. Rural America's chickens have come home to roost. You can't neglect your infrastructure for 60 years because you want to keep your precious taxes low and expect it to remain in good shape.
Maybe they need a good kicking while they're down. Maybe we've let them blame the Federal government for problems that they themselves created for too long.