Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords: Weird that conservative areas with no interest in accommodating any aspect of younger people's needs or interests are finding younger people move away. Who could possibly have anticipated this?

"why do younger people run away from small towns the moment they hit 18?"

There is a deepening sense of fear as population loss accelerates in rural America. The decline of small-town life is expected to be a looming topic in the presidential election.

‘Too many old people’: A rural Pa. town reckons with population losswww.washingtonpost.com There is a deepening sense of fear as population loss accelerates in rural America. The decline of small-town life is expected to be a looming topic in the presidential election.

Weird that conservative areas with no interest in accommodating any aspect of younger people's needs or interests are finding younger people move away. Who could possibly have anticipated this?

Rural voter suppression exists. It costs money to drive to the polls. It costs money to take that time away from work/home. Cars cost money. Gas costs money. Painting us all as "conservative" might be a fun way to feel superior, but it's fucking inaccurate.

This also disappears the incredible amount of gerrymandering that has been built up over decades to disenfranchise voters across the country, especially minoritized voters. Many folks have learners thru experience their vote doesn't count, even if it's counted.

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