I was curious how common it is to be, say, a leftist in a very conservative area.
My county, family, and school are all very conservative. It makes it a bit intimidating to engage in any political discussion. I also rarely get to hear leftist opinion anywhere in person, which means i need to devote a lot of time to considering and thinking about arguments that are probably already solved.
Are you, or have you been, in a similar situation?
I think the urban/rural divide is a global phenomenon, but yeah some of my fellow Canadians are truly unhinged. My next door neighbour (not rural) was sporting his Trump 2020 hat well into the 20’s and had openly hateful views that he couldn’t wait to tell you about. I didn’t get it - it’s not like he was able to vote for him - but I guess MAGA isn’t meant to be understood.
We’ve always been a little american. For the people who broadcast TV is still relevant for, we get overwhelmingly more US channels than Canadian content. We’re also a petrodollar and have a crazy large cattle industry. Something like 66% of Canadians live within 100km of the border, and if you expand that to 200km it becomes 80% - just a day trip away.
Canadians have always had this image of being a cuddly, polite, apologetic people, but it doesn’t really hold up to scrutiny. Especially if you’re indigenous.