Is a child evil when it throws a tantrum? Is a tornado evil when it knocks down buildings? You might be attributing too much agency to angry, confused, poorly educated folks.

My point was that Democrats and the class of professionals and experts are the least capable of solving the problems of American savagery and trolling. It's a yin and yang thing. They work together to produce more exotic states of absurdity.

Leaving the rural folks to their devices might indeed be the best way, letting their primal fear dictate their fight or flight response, as the Delta draws near.