In most cases the two cultures keep apart from each other, with little desire for interaction. Attitudes Today Even today, the different mentalities prevail. While the agriculutral and industrial areas are no longer confined to geographically defined North and South, the rural vs urban mindset is still very much with us. By contrast, the more rural and isolated the area, the more residents rely on themselves and resent intrusion. More recently, however, there is a growing trend towards a strict division between the two.
Independent folk are instantly distrustful of anything with an organization or government label.
An approaching conflict seems inevitable. The approaching conflict may never escalate above constant contressional wrangling and stalemates, or it may escalate into a final bid for freedom by Ruralists who wish to make their own rational decisions without interference vs the Urbanites who demand that every citizen be subject to government control. All rights reserved.