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Believing batshit crazy things isn't unique to rural areas. In fact, I'd say it's more common in cities simply because there are more people there. I know a woman who lives in Chicago who doesn't believe in dinosaurs. It's not a religious thing, it's just that dinosaurs don't fit into her mindset somehow. I dated a woman in New York (native New Yorker) whose entire family believed that the moon landings were fake. I…
Crazy is indeed everywhere. And when it is individual crazy, it likely doesn't matter much (and might even be helpful). However, organized , coordinated crazy is a problem, even more so when it is sufficiently organized and coordinated to become an effective player in our political system.
At one time, that weirdo didn't have anybody to talk to. So he wrote his weird ideas in a journal somewhere, and he'd maybe self-publish a book, and annoy people at the coffee shops with his ideas. Now the crazy finds friends. Somewhere out there in the internets is another weirdo who had your idea too.