• Nationalgoatism [any]
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    6 months ago

    counties that were at least 85% white and earned less than the national median income—i.e. rural counties

    Um... Entirely incorrect. There is a popular and bizarre sleight of hand where "rural" is used to mean white. Indian reservations and most counties along the Mississippi River immediately come to mind as examples of objectively rural counties which are nowhere near 85% white but face all the economic issues listed in the article. Reactionary Settlers though