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> Not to mention the negative political externalities rural populations produce (maybe a modern US-only phenomenon). So you'd be happy with them if they agreed

by anamax 5y ago

> Not to mention the negative political externalities rural populations produce (maybe a modern US-only phenomenon). So you'd be happy with them if they agreed with you politically.... I do appreciate the honesty.

vehemenz 5y ago
That's not what I'm getting at. When a sizeable portion of the rural population are subject to conspiracy theories and misinformation and worships an incompetent slob, these effects can undermine the power of the government. This isn't mere "disagreement," unless the Overton window is that large now. As another poster suggested, I could have the causality backwards. Either way, the rural population is where the problem lives.