@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.