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And pretty much all developed nations have subsidy programs for farmers who are a well organised political bloc.
by C1sc0cat 6y ago
And pretty much all developed nations have subsidy programs for farmers who are a well organised political bloc.
- 082349872349872 6y agoFarmers can also signal honestly when demonstrating. Hoodies and backpacks may be cheap, but it's much less likely anyone would acquire a whole tractor even if they wished to discredit a farmers' protest.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoAnd let's not forget religion, which has much larger influence on rural populations than it has on urban ones. As an example, in Poland, it's widely observed that rural regions are much more supportive of the current ruling party than the urban ones; this is attributed in part to the good relationship between our ruling party and the Catholic Church in Poland.