2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Fuck the white working class [View all]NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)In most cases (aside from the really religious people) rural voters don't give a flying fart who you marry, what you do with your body, whether or not you eat meat, whether or not you want a gun, don't care what you look like, what religion you follow, the color of your skin and whatever else. They are just reacting like a pissed off vegan who has been told that they need to just eat meat and feed it to their families and be happy about it because there are starving people in other countries and meat is a good source of protein and since you need protein it must be what's best for you, so we can make rules that say you HAVE to eat meat. We're just doing it for your own good, afterall.
There is a very DEEP resentment not towards "the Man" but towards those on the left who DO act superior and DO try to force their opinions onto others. Hell, I experienced it here simply by having the audacity to say I prefer to vote in person and NOT by mail in ballot. That group of voters actually agree most with Democrats but they are fed up with the sanctimonious BS. That's what it really boils down to.