The so-called “urbans” have no interest in imposing their economic, social or political views on the rural — except when they feel it directly impacts them. In fact, rural America isn’t even on their radar except as a money drain. Eventually, money will cease to flow from the cities (via taxes) into rural areas.
Baloney.
They want to subject EVERYONE to their Leftist economic, social and political views: Taxes should be high on all and forwarded to cities; No citizens should have guns; Hunting is nasty and should be banned; Cars should be regulated into oblivion; etc. When you live packed in like sardines, you want everyone - even those far away - to live by intense rules.
Ruralites, on the other hand, just want to be left alone.
Consider Rudy: a "conservative" in NY who is so far left of rural "center" that he's a liberal.
I know of what I speak. Living in upstate NY is exactly the scenario, with NYC dictating obnoxiousness to the rest of an otherwise rural state. I predict a sociopolitical meltdown there within 10 years.