A new book shows how many supposed “elitist stereotypes” of rural MAGA voters are true—and backed by hard data.

In the popular imagination of many Americans, particularly those on the left side of the political spectrum, the typical MAGA supporter is a rural resident who hates Black and Brown people, loathes liberals, loves gods and guns, believes in myriad conspiracy theories, has little faith in democracy, and is willing to use violence to achieve their goals, as thousands did on Jan. 6.

According to a new book, White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy, these aren’t hurtful, elitist stereotypes by Acela Corridor denizens and bubble-dwelling liberals… they’re facts.

The authors, Tom Schaller, a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Paul Waldman, a former columnist at The Washington Post, persuasively argue that most of the negative stereotypes liberals hold about rural Americans are actually true.

  • TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world
    714·
    9 months ago

    They simply deny everything you present to them. Facts do not matter. They are literally living in their own imagination and refuse to accept reality. It is time to reopen the mental institutions and throw them back in, along with the ACLU clowns who let them out to begin with.

    • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      162·
      9 months ago

      It is time to reopen the mental institutions and throw them back in, along with the ACLU clowns who let them out to begin with.

      My gods y’all say some legitimately evil shit sometimes.

          • TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world
            37·
            9 months ago

            I cant help but notice that your path of pacifism and “incremental change” has led to the rapid and accelerating rise of fascism…so until you can come up with a solution that has actually worked historically as well as mine has, you have no business trying to ivory tower your "superiority complex.

          • TengoDosVacas@lemmy.world
            310·
            9 months ago

            By the way, wtf does “less than a month old” mean? How is that relevant? Exactly what gate are you keeping, and by whose authority? How old are you? Were you born in the 90s or after? Do you have any concept of a world before cable news was able to spew nonstop propaganda and the airwaves weren’t saturated with constant radical fascist garbage? I can assure you that there is no possible way that I could be their equal in any way whatsoever. You would probably have nothing to compare to to know that.

    • Clent@lemmy.world
      5·
      9 months ago

      Reagan shutdown the mental institutions.

      Whatever hatred you have for the ACLU is based on your ignorance.

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Deleted - you weren’t making the point I thought you were. Still though - yikes.