This said, I agree, as others have said too, that the "rural poor" is a strawman when we're talking about the price of oil-based fuels (for vehicles or heating).
But I'm serious: those who barely make do with subsistence agriculture, at least can subsist. You can't eat dirt, but you can grow things in it. The urban poor can't eat asphalt, not grow anything in it. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
What the hell are you talking about? Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
