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Originally posted by MaskedAvatar
There is more to division and divisiveness than simple geography.
Originally posted by Esoterica
Originally posted by MaskedAvatar
There is more to division and divisiveness than simple geography.
Not according to the media and 90% of the posters here, which is why I found it...pertinent. Look at the map. it isn't "Us" and "Them". It isn't The North and The South. It isn't the elitist bourgeoisie and the proletariat. It's people having different opinions. It's people arguing. It people having different opinions than your neighbor.
In other world, it's real effin' life.
Originally posted by MaskedAvatar
It was the false "president" of the United States himself who said "You're either with us or against us" - the most divisive statement possible - and no -one in the admin is surprised that people go away and obey.
Interested in your sources for "90% of the members here", you must have done some good quantitative research!
Originally posted by Intelearthling
Great post Eso.
What confounds me the most is that the blue areas (not the states) are mostly large metropolitans.
Are the inner cities in such bad shape that they would want the "liberal giva-away" programs largely proposed by the Democratic Party?
There's got to be a solution. It's entirely my speculation that people in the inner cities are depressed by the situation of having to be on welfare (or paying outrageous rent) and other government programs (or constantly on the guard for criminal elements that find easy prey in large crowds) due to the lack of jobs and the inability to relocate to areas that may have a wider variety of employment to choose from. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that everyone in larger cities are on welfare. From my visits to large metropolitan areas, it looks like a rat-race that I'd rather not be a part of.
Originally posted by MaskedAvatar
May you be good to your neighbors no matter their skin/political color or creed. Treat them oppositely to how the Bush admin treats its growing race of enemies.
Originally posted by Intelearthling
Great post Eso.
What confounds me the most is that the blue areas (not the states) are mostly large metropolitans.
Are the inner cities in such bad shape that they would want the "liberal giva-away" programs largely proposed by the Democratic Party?