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Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn't always the case. The shift happened in when technological changes brought agribusiness who favored Republicans. (www.cambridge.org)
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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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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.

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[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 14 points 6 months ago

Not just ignored, but rural folk around here are convinced that wind farms are going to destroy the county, give everyone brain cancer, and take away all the jobs. People are vehemently against any wind and aolar farms around here.

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Very true, I was going to add that in but felt I'd be going off topic to my original point, haha. But yeah, GOP's handiwork convincing them of all that. It's effective, too, because it makes any positive thing that Democrats do automatically bad/a conspiracy.

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