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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-10-06 11:42 AM
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18. Been that way since the founding of the country
There has always been a rural vs. urban divide in America. The rural Americans vastly outnumbered the urban populace until well into the 20th century. But there has always been a split along values lines. Rural America is into "tradition", fundamentalist religion, and fancy themselves as a 'self-reliant' sort. They are suspicious of formal educational institutions, unless they produce a football team. They consider themselves 'authentic'. They see urban people as plastic or 'fake'. Xenophobia and superstition are prevalent. Urban Americans are more educated, worldly, sophisticated, and ethnically diverse (and therefore, bring many cultural practices alien to middle white America with them), with great exceptions. There are wealthy and educated rural dwellers, and poor, uneducated urban citizens. But the generalities hold up, influence voting patterns, values judgments, and have done so since the Federalists and Anti-Federalists went after each other in George Washington's time.
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