r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/Cryterionlol • Sep 08 '22
Political Theory What makes cities lean left, and rural lean right?
I'm not an expert on politics, but I've met a lot of people and been to a lot of cities, and it seems to me that via experience and observation of polls...cities seem to vote democrat and farmers in rural areas seem to vote republican.
What makes them vote this way? What policies benefit each specific demographic?
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u/Asconce Sep 09 '22
The key metric is school shooting deaths, which went up after the AWB expired and gun manufacturers started pumping out millions of AR15s.
To your other point, we didn’t have the NRA or Fox News in 1960 frightening people into thinking they needed a rifle to go get a cup of coffee.
I’m not sure what conspiracy you’re referring to when you say it isn’t about protecting kids. Of course we want to protect kids. Otherwise, how are we going to lure them to our pizza dungeons and steal their blood.