Currently the big divide between rural and urban is racial integration; in lots of cities white people have shrunk from a majority to a plurality, and there’s much greater richess of diversity in cultural influences. On the other hand, lots of rural areas are basically still “whites-only” sunset towns.
That’s why conservatives are obsessed with talking about “sanctuary cities”, “Democrat-run cities”, “urban crime”, “burning down cities”, “city warzone”, it’s just dogwhistles for “we think civil rights was a mistake and segregation never should have ended”.
Currently the big divide between rural and urban is racial integration; in lots of cities white people have shrunk from a majority to a plurality, and there’s much greater richess of diversity in cultural influences. On the other hand, lots of rural areas are basically still “whites-only” sunset towns.
That’s why conservatives are obsessed with talking about “sanctuary cities”, “Democrat-run cities”, “urban crime”, “burning down cities”, “city warzone”, it’s just dogwhistles for “we think civil rights was a mistake and segregation never should have ended”.
Yeah… yeah. God but this country never really changes does it? It feels that way sometimes.