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This is why the red/blue election map broken down by county is so stark and shocking. I grew up in and still have friends/family in a rural area and there is no

This is why the red/blue election map broken down by county is so stark and shocking. I grew up in and still have friends/family in a rural area and there is no optimism for earning a decent living for most people. And this is a sunbelt state with explosive growth in its cities. Can't sympathize with their political views but I do sympathize with wanting to blow the system up and try something different. Things are going to go south real fast if/when the same trend of disappearing jobs starts happening in cities too.

pm90 8y ago
> Can't sympathize with their political views but I do sympathize with wanting to blow the system up and try something different. Things are going to go south real fast if/when the same trend of disappearing jobs starts happening in cities too. You shouldn't. They have the choice to pack up and find better jobs and opportunities. Not all city jobs are doctors and engineers; in fact the fastest growing job is wind turbine technicians. America has been through this before; the industrial revolution and then the Service sector industry led to mass migration from rural to Urban areas. And most younger Americans from smaller towns do end up doing just that. I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone that can condone; nigh constantly encourage the kind of cruelty that we see today from the GOP.
- strict9 8y ago
  >have absolutely no sympathy for anyone that can condone; nigh constantly encourage the kind of cruelty that we see today from the GOP. Believe me, this is why I can't speak with some family/friends from back home. But packing up and moving doesn't boil down to will, cards are stacked against you when you live in a rural area with few opportunities (same is true for high crime neighborhoods in cities). It took me years to escape and it boiled down to getting lucky that I knew someone who left for a medium-sized city and was able to hitch a ride as a temporary roommate, got started waiting tables and taught myself programming at night/on weekends. It's incredibly difficuly to move to a city: unless you are something amazing, employers want local candidates. Landlords want you to have a job before giving you a lease. It's an awful chicken/egg problem that is insurmountable to most.
  - pm90 8y ago
    Life is fundamentally unfair, especially for most human beings, who are born in poorer nations and communities. I'm not discounting the difficulties and very real hardships faced by these people. But I do want to point out that the United States offers a lot of opportunities for economic growth and well being, much more than you can find in most other countries. To not make use of that just sounds too stupid to me. You really can't just keep waiting in your small town and expect things to magically improve. Either find a way to make things work or move on. Or vote for constructive policies. Don't fucking put a sex offender in the Oval Office.
- asdsa5325 8y ago
  "Fastest growing" doesn't mean much. It doesn't mean there are actually enough opportunities.

pm90 8y ago

> Can't sympathize with their political views but I do sympathize with wanting to blow the system up and try something different. Things are going to go south real fast if/when the same trend of disappearing jobs starts happening in cities too. You shouldn't. They have the choice to pack up and find better jobs and opportunities. Not all city jobs are doctors and engineers; in fact the fastest growing job is wind turbine technicians. America has been through this before; the industrial revolution and then the Service sector industry led to mass migration from rural to Urban areas. And most younger Americans from smaller towns do end up doing just that. I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone that can condone; nigh constantly encourage the kind of cruelty that we see today from the GOP.

strict9 8y ago
>have absolutely no sympathy for anyone that can condone; nigh constantly encourage the kind of cruelty that we see today from the GOP. Believe me, this is why I can't speak with some family/friends from back home. But packing up and moving doesn't boil down to will, cards are stacked against you when you live in a rural area with few opportunities (same is true for high crime neighborhoods in cities). It took me years to escape and it boiled down to getting lucky that I knew someone who left for a medium-sized city and was able to hitch a ride as a temporary roommate, got started waiting tables and taught myself programming at night/on weekends. It's incredibly difficuly to move to a city: unless you are something amazing, employers want local candidates. Landlords want you to have a job before giving you a lease. It's an awful chicken/egg problem that is insurmountable to most.
- pm90 8y ago
  Life is fundamentally unfair, especially for most human beings, who are born in poorer nations and communities. I'm not discounting the difficulties and very real hardships faced by these people. But I do want to point out that the United States offers a lot of opportunities for economic growth and well being, much more than you can find in most other countries. To not make use of that just sounds too stupid to me. You really can't just keep waiting in your small town and expect things to magically improve. Either find a way to make things work or move on. Or vote for constructive policies. Don't fucking put a sex offender in the Oval Office.
asdsa5325 8y ago
"Fastest growing" doesn't mean much. It doesn't mean there are actually enough opportunities.