As Mark Steyn once said about Islamacists, we shouldn’t ask why they hate us, but why they despise us. And people who hate the country, and half the people in it, sure as hell shouldn’t be in charge of it.
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The funny thing is that most “rural” people I know don’t not what Vox is, and why should they? It isn’t a notable brand that has actually accomplished anything.
I use quotes around rural, because apparently Vox thinks they are some other kind of person. The reality is most people I know, even those living in the city, particularly the inner city, also don’t know what Vox is. And again I ask, why should they?
I’m just glad there is an Internet way back machine that captures stories like this, so that I can share it with the people I know as we get closer to the election. It is a good reminder that the folks at Vox hate them, and that they should act accordingly.
They’ve chosen not to keep up
I was struck by the complete blindness on display regarding the other half of the equation: If you choose not to move to the big city, or choose to move back after college or whatever, it’s not just that you might like where you are, it might be that you just really don’t want to live in a big city.
I can imagine how a NY-DC-CHI-LA dweller might find that concept to be a complete non-sequitur.
“How can you not love-love-love the huge buildings, crowded streets, waiting in lines… the … you know… Diversity of it all! What on earth do you do when you have a late night craving for a really great pastrami on rye?”
“I make one?”
… [Blue screen]
I’m in a town with around 100,000 people including surrounding areas. Much better than big cities. I’ve lived pretty rural too and that was good.
What exactly are the economic pressures for big cities in an age of easy cheap communication.? Why do people commute for an hour or more to go sit at a computer screen?
Given the way some urban areas are decaying, is this the start of a trend?