"In rural areas people typically have larger and stronger social connections" with people that look and act just like them. It is very hard to go against the gr

"In rural areas people typically have larger and stronger social connections" with people that look and act just like them. It is very hard to go against the grain in a small community, and they often want to fit in and "group propaganda" is part of that community, whereas in metropolitan areas, you can just ignore those that have different ideas about how to live. It is small towns where you have the fervent conservatives that can easily slide into hate and violence against "others". This is not an American thing, this is true worldwide.