You remind me of another city dweller commenting on the rural folks of this country:
“And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
That is so damn weak it is an embarassment. I grew up on a small farm, I own a small farm and I hunt with bow and gun and have a home full of game heads. No wonder we get rolled by the libs if that is the best you got. I don’t like meth smoking game poaching sexual perverts (fornicating with dead pigs is not ok in my book), now if you wish to defend them by all means engage in spirited yet civil debate.