I was in TX from age 19-37, and your younger adult years (along with what you grow up in, which for me was as republican of a household as it gets),...
a life of labor is not what I am referring to. It's being tucked away from mass shootings, crime, poverty, wealth gaps, ghettos, world issues, etc. ...
Totally depends on the community, but if "de-fund" the police means pushing money to community relations, developing partnerships between the police...
Where did I imply that? I think it's clear that racism from whites is prevalent in rural areas, but of course living outside a city doesn't indicate...