Several other things are absent from that ad (not the way “poverty” is absent, though):

  • No trees, no Volvos, and people call them primitive.

  • No gluten-free options, no women’s studies departments, and people call them primitive.

  • No zoning requirements, no community health centers, and people call them primitive.

  • No cruelty-free makeup, no recycle bins, and people call them primitive.

  • No light rail, no Mom & Pop stores, and people call them primitive.

  • No MSNBC, no affordable housing initiatives, and people call them primitive.

  • No smoking bans, no progressive income taxes, and people call them primitive. …