The deeper, and much messier problem, is that people like this are willingly voted into power by their constituents. One random idiot is whatever. A population of idiots looking at another idiot and truthfully saying "This represents us!" is a much bigger problem.
If you care, I'd more propose deeper investments in education and jobs in rural areas so that moronic populists aren't as appealing. I'm originally from rural Missouri; I'm a lot more familiar with these kinds of areas than I'd otherwise like to be.
Woah lady, you'll get yourself stoned if you talk to men like that. Also are you wearing clothing made of two different materials? Straight to hell after the well deserved stoning.
Although that's a great and nuanced view, I don't think you have to go that deep. Any indication at all that these "Christians" have love in their hearts for anyone who isn't just like them? Do these "Christian" lawmakers support feeding the poor or helping those less fortunate? Do they support affordable healthcare for their fellow children of God? Do they support programs to help underprivileged mothers care for the children that their Christian/Republican policies force to carry their babies to term? Do they support any measure whatsoever that leads to helping people and not putting profits first?
And I cite Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 7 as proof that a hot cup of tea is the secret to the Infinite Improbability Drive. I’m willing to bet my citation has a higher chance of being correct.
Locally, we call it Pennsyltucky. There’s a lot of farmland and open space, with towns scattered across. It’s not all bad, but generally you will know it’s not a great area if there is a noticably high concentration of churches, strip clubs, or the smell of cat pee.
I've lived in it my entire life. Beautiful countryside, lots of land, but the neighbors are terrifying and there's entire counties I won't live in like Perry, Clearfield, and Tioga
Some of it’s really gorgeous, and we have some incredible state parks. Once the Main Line sprawls out past York, all that beautiful countryside is going to become golf courses and McMansions.
See also: upstate New York. You have the 5 boroughs, the suburbs thereof, and then it’s “paddle faster. I hear banjos” with a few islands of sanity in between.
I used to live in New Paltz 30 years ago. I still know exactly what you mean. The West Point area and Kingston is that last "island" on your way north.
There are other areas. I live in a very blue area in the capital district, well north of New Palz. Pretty much any of the cities in New York will be blue, while the rural areas are deep red.
I live in Upstate NY and you’re absolutely right. I’m in a very blue area, but I could drive a half hour away and see Trump flags alongside Confederate flags. (I’m close enough to Stefanik’s district to get her horrible political ads on my TV.)
A map of New York would actually look red, not blue, because of the vast rural areas. Luckily, land doesn’t vote so the huge red areas with few people are outvoted by the small blue areas with a lot of people.
I always thought it was Kentucky in the middle. e.g. Pennsyltucky
Edit: I’m a moron. From the Wikipedia page "This quote is often paraphrased as “Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west, and Alabama in the middle”
I bet anyone who agrees with her has heartfelt beliefs that inform their political stances, while anyone who doesn’t agree has a vicious agenda that they are imposing on the public.
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