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Isn’t it curious how urban is right leaning and rural is left. There are obvious reasons but still interesting.
by alchemist1e9 4y ago
Isn’t it curious how urban is right leaning and rural is left. There are obvious reasons but still interesting.
- Waterluvian 4y agoIt’s interesting, possibly for the reason you’re picking up on: that’s broadly the opposite in Canada and the U.S.
- permo-w 4y agothe UK too
- red_trumpet 4y agoWhat would those reasons be? Rural areas are poorer, so they vote for the one who has a record of ending hunger would make sense. Why do urban areas lean to Bolsonaro?
- endtime 4y agoI don't know a lot about Brazil, so someone may correct me, but I'm under the impression that crime in Brazilian cities can be quite bad.
- namenotrequired 4y agoThis is a big reason. Another is a feeling, common in better developed regions, that their tax money is being used to sustain regions that "don't pull their weight" Source: lived in Brazil for 5 years
- felix318 4y agoIt’s not that clear-cut, in the richest states in the South the pattern is similar to what you see in the US, urban left, rural right. Also, this election is not typical. Left or centre-left has won 6 ou of the 7 past presidential elections since the end of military rule. Brazil, like most Latin American countries, is predominantly left-leaning. Bolsonaro has been an anomaly and most likely will not be reelected.
- marcosdumay 4y agoI don't think any is obvious. But there are different views about urban violence (what is a huge talking point of Bolsonaro), different ways people get their news, urban community breakdown, different religious trends, and a lot more.
- H8crilA 4y agoIt's only curious if all you need to define political ambitions is two directions: left and right. It's 2022, your device supports more than black and white, and so should the thinking.