I count myself among many on this board who grew up in rural towns, among rural whites.
I have 5 uncles and several cousins who are rural, blue collar folks—mechanics, farmers, volunteer firefighters, cops, etc.
All of them have been hardcore rightwingers for decades—the types who listened to Rush Limbaugh on AM radio back in the 80s/90s.
I went to HS in a rural white community, where most folks went to the same church.
My relatives and the folks in my community made fun of anyone who went to college. “Poindexters, liberals, and fags” go to college, they’d say.
They called all the Hispanic immigrants who came through town for season work on farms by the same name. “Jose’s” they’d call em. As in “Did ya see that truck full of Jose’s out yonder?”
They’d rail against black welfare queens and bitch and moan about the liberals taking god out of schools.
I see their seething hatred in every Trump rally. I hear it cloaked in every interview with every asshole who claims they really didn’t want to vote for Trump, but gas costs too much.
It has taken root over 40 years in rural communities. It’s the same as it ever was.
So you can miss me with this bullshit.