cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2668759

Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn’t always the case. The shift happened in the post-WWII period when technological changes enabled the rise of c…

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/smurfyjenkins on 2024-04-15 15:45:02.

Original Title: Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn’t always the case. The shift happened in the post-WWII period when technological changes enabled the rise of capital-intensive agriculture and the rising power of agribusiness who favored Republican policies.

  • Bakkoda
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    32 months ago

    Fair enough, i def overreacted. That’s def a my bad.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 months ago

      No worries. You did help illuminate that even rural culture is not homogenous by any stretch. Even in deep red middle America there is bound to be some variety.