I can’t speak for rural America but this has been my experience in the suburbs, except they constantly performatively shit on unions despite seeking union jobs. They rationalize it by claiming they deserve the benefits because they are one of the few people that actually work hard and everyone else is just a lazy moocher, especially if they’re a member of a marginalized group. But! They’re not racist or homophobic or anything because they have a token coworker who is very polite and well-spoken and nods along when they say that George Floyd was a tragedy but BLM is just too violent and extreme, so how dare anyone say they are a bigot?
I can’t speak for rural America but this has been my experience in the suburbs, except they constantly performatively shit on unions despite seeking union jobs. They rationalize it by claiming they deserve the benefits because they are one of the few people that actually work hard and everyone else is just a lazy moocher, especially if they’re a member of a marginalized group. But! They’re not racist or homophobic or anything because they have a token coworker who is very polite and well-spoken and nods along when they say that George Floyd was a tragedy but BLM is just too violent and extreme, so how dare anyone say they are a bigot?