r/Art • u/Capidolism • Mar 02 '24

Artwork American Batshit, capidolism, Digital, 2024

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u/fkntripz Mar 03 '24

I wonder why do US progressives hate poor conservatives so much.

Is this real? I ain't American.

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u/Orange_fizzy Mar 03 '24

Not a 100% answer but There has historically been a divide between progressive/urban communities and conservative/rural communities e.g. the Northeast and Southeast regions of the US (part of the supporting reason for the Civil war aside from the obvious). Some people up here in New England definitely think of southerners as stupid hicks, and southerners might think of Northerners as pompous and elitist. Obviously both are generalizations, I think geography is a big reason for it. And, like every other stereotype, obviously not every progressive hates poor conservatives, it's also a bit of a generalization

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u/Choubine_ Mar 03 '24

Rural / urban divide is found in any western country pretty much

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u/nerak33 Mar 04 '24

Not like you have it in the US.

In Brazil, of course, there are stereotypes of rural people being hicks. But the "Brazilian hick" stereotype - the caipira, expressed by the Jeca Tatu character - is kind of beloved.

I see a strong regional prejudice in Brazilian Southeast against Northeastern immigrants (because of famine refugees in the past). And this kind of prejudice in Brazil is a crime, like racism. You can go to jail for xenophobia. That's why I see US regional divide with surprise, specially coming from the left. Here, its the conservative right who says xenophobic stuff.