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Wed Aug-25-10 06:09 PM
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| 74. I recommend his book too |
| -Why is the South, and the Midwest, so conservative? |
raccoon |
Aug-25-10 08:17 AM |
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The Midwest is a big region...... |
marmar |
Aug-25-10 08:18 AM |
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I am aware there are areas such as the Twin Cities which are progressive. |
raccoon |
Aug-25-10 08:25 AM |
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Dude, you posted the broad-brush OP, not me. |
marmar |
Aug-25-10 08:26 AM |
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Have a nice day. nt |
raccoon |
Aug-25-10 08:34 AM |
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Arrogant for pointing out a generalization? Umm, okay. |
marmar |
Aug-25-10 08:35 AM |
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You're the one being judgmental |
blue_onyx |
Aug-25-10 10:35 AM |
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Do you mean the deep south and the mountain west? |
mmonk |
Aug-25-10 08:22 AM |
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Being religious does not, in itself, require one to be conservative |
Orrex |
Aug-25-10 08:23 AM |
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Aug-25-10 08:23 AM |
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Look Up the Term "Borderers" |
Demeter |
Aug-25-10 08:24 AM |
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Wow! Great article! I'm here in East Tennessee, amon "The Borderers". |
SharonAnn |
Aug-25-10 08:34 AM |
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It Surely Does |
Demeter |
Aug-25-10 08:36 AM |
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Thanks for the link. nt |
raccoon |
Aug-25-10 08:35 AM |
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Very interesting. |
ipfilter |
Aug-25-10 09:17 AM |
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So is it cultural or genetic? |
AngryAmish |
Aug-25-10 09:20 AM |
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Cultural |
nadinbrzezinski |
Aug-25-10 06:10 PM |
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Awesome article |
CanonRay |
Aug-25-10 09:36 AM |
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That may be dumbest thing I ever wasted a few minutes reading.. |
Mudoria |
Aug-25-10 10:24 AM |
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Deserves its own OP |
supernova |
Aug-25-10 10:49 AM |
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These are "my people" |
XemaSab |
Aug-25-10 11:09 AM |
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Oh yes, the famed Celtic Thesis: A Great Crock o'Crap. |
The Midway Rebel |
Aug-25-10 12:40 PM |
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At least part of that doesn't match up with history as I know it, the mountain areas of |
Uncle Joe |
Aug-25-10 12:55 PM |
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I recommend his book too |
nadinbrzezinski |
Aug-25-10 06:09 PM |
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That's remarkable |
Canuckistanian |
Aug-27-10 08:01 PM |
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Religion has a lot to do with it. Fundamentalism is a denial of change as is conservatism. |
sinkingfeeling |
Aug-25-10 08:25 AM |
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Define 'Midwest'. You can't compare the upper Midwest to the Deep South |
mike r |
Aug-25-10 08:28 AM |
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Wisconsin has always been progressive |
Greybnk48 |
Aug-25-10 10:17 AM |
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Yes. Thank you. nt |
emmadoggy |
Aug-27-10 10:22 PM |
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The death of populism |
depakid |
Aug-25-10 08:28 AM |
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Isolation |
blogslut |
Aug-25-10 08:30 AM |
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I think religion does play into it and it has a historical context. In the Northeast there was a |
Erose999 |
Aug-25-10 08:41 AM |
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Yes |
blogslut |
Aug-25-10 09:02 AM |
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I agree... |
KansDem |
Aug-25-10 09:01 AM |
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That's a pretty good description of any small town in rural America. |
ipfilter |
Aug-25-10 09:06 AM |
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Really? I think he's being stereotypical because of personal experiences. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 12:26 PM |
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"I've live in many small towns." |
KansDem |
Aug-25-10 04:47 PM |
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Walking is key. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 05:55 PM |
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If that old fuck tried that tweaking shit in Detroit, he'd get shot |
MrScorpio |
Aug-25-10 10:59 AM |
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Oooh, a gangsta would bust a cap in his ass. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 12:28 PM |
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Amen! |
Demeter |
Aug-25-10 07:12 PM |
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"Folks who live in large metropolitan areas need to embrace tolerance of others" |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 12:22 PM |
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I didn't say anything about "love," did I? |
KansDem |
Aug-25-10 04:46 PM |
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Not really. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 05:58 PM |
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You get empathy in small towns in church on Sunday... |
KansDem |
Aug-25-10 06:07 PM |
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And you know this how? |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 06:10 PM |
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"You consider moving past stereotypes." |
KansDem |
Aug-25-10 07:18 PM |
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Your long wait is over. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 09:01 PM |
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You don't put your fingers in someone else's beard to be "friendly" |
KansDem |
Aug-26-10 10:26 AM |
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FYI. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-26-10 05:36 PM |
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Dude you should really stop |
npk |
Aug-27-10 09:59 PM |
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What a load of hogwash. |
LTX |
Aug-27-10 03:56 PM |
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This post makes me laugh |
npk |
Aug-27-10 09:12 PM |
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Ding!Ding!Ding! We Have a Winner!! |
PJPhreak |
Aug-25-10 09:56 PM |
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Hi, Virgil Kansas! |
KansDem |
Aug-27-10 08:45 AM |
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Actually its 103,lol |
PJPhreak |
Aug-27-10 02:53 PM |
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Populists have always been racists and isolationists |
depakid |
Aug-25-10 09:13 AM |
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and clannish behavior that is common in communities that are isolated |
SoCalDem |
Aug-25-10 09:32 PM |
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I live in the South and they are very RepubliCON |
fasttense |
Aug-25-10 08:32 AM |
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"They aren't stupid, they just don't get anything else." |
beam me up scottie |
Aug-25-10 10:06 AM |
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Al Franken. Don't be so quick to categorize the Midwest. |
MineralMan |
Aug-25-10 08:44 AM |
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Don't forget Feingold n/t |
Goblinmonger |
Aug-25-10 09:11 AM |
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Or Durbin or Levin...... |
marmar |
Aug-25-10 09:12 AM |
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or Harkin |
The Revolution |
Aug-25-10 12:04 PM |
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and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party |
mike r |
Aug-25-10 09:40 AM |
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I wouldn't count the whole DFL |
dflprincess |
Aug-27-10 10:30 PM |
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The tension in agrarian cultures to keep daughters and |
saltpoint |
Aug-25-10 08:49 AM |
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the overwhelming presence of a witchcraft endorsing cult? nt |
msongs |
Aug-25-10 08:55 AM |
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Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota? |
Goblinmonger |
Aug-25-10 09:11 AM |
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I was going to point out the same thing. |
EOTE |
Aug-25-10 09:36 AM |
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I agree, those states are Progressive and proud of it. |
harun |
Aug-25-10 11:19 AM |
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Extremist Conservative Religion PLUS |
get the red out |
Aug-25-10 09:25 AM |
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Part of it is the populations take pride in being different from "the Coasts", |
no_hypocrisy |
Aug-25-10 09:40 AM |
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Speaking of my state ... |
LiberalAndProud |
Aug-25-10 09:40 AM |
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The further you go into the hinterland... |
izquierdista |
Aug-25-10 10:05 AM |
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I was educated with said bumpkins. |
LiberalAndProud |
Aug-25-10 10:13 AM |
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I think the entire country has moved to the Far Right since St. Ronnie Raygun... |
lib2DaBone |
Aug-25-10 10:05 AM |
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The "Midwest" is a lot less conservative than your OP would indicate. |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Aug-25-10 10:22 AM |
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Forgetting Michigan and Illinois? |
marmar |
Aug-25-10 12:17 PM |
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Education and Isolation |
One_Life_To_Give |
Aug-25-10 10:41 AM |
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The South and the Plains is closer to the truth than the South and the Midwest.. |
Thirtieschild |
Aug-25-10 10:53 AM |
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It's more of an urban vs. rural issue. |
Hosnon |
Aug-25-10 11:00 AM |
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older and white. their kids grow up and move to the coasts for |
okieinpain |
Aug-25-10 11:01 AM |
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I've thought about it quite a lot... |
GSLevel9 |
Aug-25-10 11:04 AM |
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Education has alot to do with it. |
End Of The Road |
Aug-25-10 11:38 AM |
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Sadly, all the broad-brushes and bigotry on this thread are unsurprising. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-25-10 12:25 PM |
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The irony on this thread does seem to have gone unrecognized, doesn't it. |
LTX |
Aug-27-10 06:55 PM |
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But notice how the thread is still open |
npk |
Aug-27-10 10:06 PM |
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Incredibly insulting thread filled with stereotypes. Very offensive. |
emmadoggy |
Aug-27-10 10:46 PM |
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Aug-25-10 12:34 PM |
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racism is regressive |
pitohui |
Aug-25-10 12:38 PM |
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Oklahoma is a farming society... |
a la izquierda |
Aug-25-10 12:47 PM |
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You're right -- religion. |
Arugula Latte |
Aug-25-10 12:50 PM |
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Broadly, it is a more rural versus urban deal and I think you are thinking the plains |
TheKentuckian |
Aug-25-10 12:58 PM |
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Its the Bible Belt and if it lets it pants fall down then |
Ichingcarpenter |
Aug-25-10 05:02 PM |
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I became an atheist in Missouri. |
Touchdown |
Aug-25-10 06:18 PM |
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Born and reared in Upstate New York |
Tsiyu |
Aug-26-10 11:54 AM |
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Aug-26-10 12:28 PM |
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It's an urban-rural thing. the smart, educated people leave small towns while... |
Odin2005 |
Aug-27-10 07:33 PM |
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BINGO ! ... This thread is over ! |
RagAss |
Aug-27-10 10:42 PM |
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Most social ideas can be set in a few decades. |
RandomThoughts |
Aug-27-10 09:18 PM |
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