So: What do we do about the fact that small-town and rural Americans are so out of touch

[Aristus]

124. I'm with Recursion on this one.

It's pretty weird that people in rural and small town America make a fetish out of hating government, and then piss and moan if their Social Security check is late.

It's pretty weird that people in rural and small town America would say things like "I don't want no government health plan! And keep your hands off my Medicare!"

It's pretty weird that people in rural and small town America point to people of color and call them 'moochers', when it's the rural states that take in far more in Federal benefits than they pay out in taxes.

It's pretty weird that people in rural and small town America bellyache about being forgotten or having their concerns overlooked, and then consistently vote for the party that gains the most when they ignore the interests of people in rural and small town America.

It's pretty weird that people in rural and small town America view coastal American cities as dens of iniquity when it's the rural areas that see skyrocketing teen pregnancy rates, high rates of STD infection, prescription and street-drug abuse rates that are off the charts, and incidents of spouse and child abuse that would make a grown man cry.

If you live in rural or small town America, and take umbrage at these things, be part of the solution. Kick your neighbor in the ass, tell him to turn off Duck Dynasty, get up off his couch, and go make something of himself. Tell him to stop voting for the people who are making his life such a misery.