2026-04-11 03:00 UTC
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@NullNowhere@sakurajima.social 2026-04-11 04:08
@ezra@problemeowtic.net I'm not sure it's not so much a desire to not let them see, as the fact that the realities and requirements of a city provide really bad soil for conservatism. I think in part, it really is that scary for them. Cities demand compromise and shared space. The allure of conservatism is that it promises certain individuals personal power within their own space, of which there is precious little in a city. It's hard to control your wife and children exactly as you please when there is only a thin apartment wall between you and your neighbor, who is always there to judge or call in a DV. There is also the fact that you will not be able to isolate your fief from other cultures, ideas, and identities. The hellscape design of American cities tries its best to blunt this, but it can only do so much lifting.
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@butchrobot@shork.nerdmusic.net 2026-04-11 14:11
@ezra@problemeowtic.net its probably a longstanding phobia, if you've played Red Dead Redemption, it's kind of the whole "city folk caint country" thing. To an extent, it comes from an earnest place. Country economics (farming, etc) is literally vital for survival, to the point of being insanely altruistic, but it pays shit and it's backbreaking labor. Compare that to the like, average bohemian dream job, something like career latte drinking and Macbook touching; there's some validity in such mentalities. The thing is, the Republicans continuing this are just racist. None of them contribute to society in meaningful ways.
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@zaivala@hostux.social 2026-04-12 00:55
@ezra Because in general, Republican policies have proven to not work in big cities and so Democrats have taken over. Also, Republican policies tend to be racist and larger cities tend to have more minorities.