An interesting article that attempts to justify the rage/resentment of white rural americans toward the liberal political establishment. They dance around the high incidence of racist animosity toward minorities emanating from that demographic by saying it’s just one of many sentiments in play and is a factor in politics regardless of geography. However, the writer falsely implies that it isn’t a major overarching element of rural white identity. And, of course, he never attempts to explain why racism is so persistent and strongly correlated with far-right politics and white rural americans, but it doesn’t stop them from feeling victimized bigly.
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In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Schaller gave this unvarnished assessment of the rage he sees overflowing in the heartland. Rural whites, he said, are “the most racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay geo-demographic group in the country.” He called them, “the most conspiracist group,” “anti-democratic,” “white nationalist and white Christian nationalists.” On top of that, rural whites are also “most likely to excuse or justify violence as an acceptable alternative to peaceful public discourse.”
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What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’ — Almost Everything
In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Schaller gave this unvarnished assessment of the rage he sees overflowing in the heartland. Rural whites, he said, are “the most racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay geo-demographic group in the country.” He called them, “the most conspiracist group,” “anti-democratic,” “white nationalist and white Christian nationalists.” On top of that, rural whites are also “most likely to excuse or justify violence as an acceptable alternative to peaceful public discourse.”
