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In reply to the discussion: Rural living. [View all]LWolf
(46,179 posts)It might be if you changed "always" to "often" or "sometimes."
And it is certainly a two-way street. I didn't present it any differently.
I get that neither urban nor rural people often have enough understanding of what life is like out of their own bubble to understand what the "other" is saying, but listening helps.
Frankly, I know that rural folks do at least some listening; that's how Obama won my rural region.
Still, my post is a simple accounting of my community. I think it's important, after the stereotypical broad-brush bashing we've been getting here, that it be pointed out that our rural communities are made up of people. They aren't bad people. They have a lot to offer, and they'd join the conversation, just like the majority did for Obama, if they felt listened to.