You can't have a liberal media/ruling class that openly ridicules "small town" values and takes aim at rural conservatives
Not taking aim at you because this is legitimately what conservatives believe, but it's the Republican Party that thrives off attacking liberals for their lifestyle. "San Francisco/New York values" is a catchphrase used by conservatives. I've never once heard a Democrat talk condescendingly about rural areas, yet I hear it from Republicans every time I talk to one regarding any "social issues".
Not only do conservatives have open disdain for urban areas; they openly target big (usually minority-plurality) cities. In Wisconsin, Milwaukee is a punching bag for the state GOP despite people in urban areas never uttering a single bad word about rural areas. It's quite ridiculous, and I completely disagree with this notion every time I see it propagated online. It is simply not true that Democrats have disdain or contempt for rural people; in fact, it's Republicans who have disdain for people who live in urban areas or practice a relationship/religion different from their own.
