'''Small town values''' are [[conservative]] values that promote virtues such as self-reliance. Small town values do not require the help of an overbearing [[government]] and are often tied to [[family values]] and [[traditional values]]. They reflect the selfless values of [[conservative values|hard-working, independent conservatives]] who prefer to help each other than ask for a handout from the government. Small town values are championed by [[politicians]] like former vice presidential candidate [[Sarah Palin]] and former presidential hopeful [[Rick Santorum]].
[[liberal|Those who do not agree with these small town values]] often mock those who hold them.<ref>Wilhelm, Heather (January 5, 2017). [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443528/liberal-media-real-america-fantasy-hurts-left The Left's Great Hillbilly Scapegoat]. ''National Review''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Street, Jon (January 9, 2017). [httphttps://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/09/liberal-writer-to-middle-america-jobs-would-come-if-you-werent-so-racist-and-stupid/ Liberal writer to middle America: Jobs would come if you weren’t so ‘racist’ and ‘stupid’]. ''The Blaze''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>
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