This attitude is part of why there's a huge urban/rural divide that's blowing up politics in this country. And the structure of our political system gives outsi

This attitude is part of why there's a huge urban/rural divide that's blowing up politics in this country. And the structure of our political system gives outsize weight to rural voters, so we do need to overcome that divide if we ever want to have government action on climate change, not to mention a whole host of other issues. Edit: I wanted to add that we shouldn't just care about people in coal country because we have to for political reasons, but because basic human decency and empathy require us to.