Comments on: The Cultural Divide http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/09/the-cultural-divide.html a site about everything Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:21:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Dresser http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/09/the-cultural-divide.html/comment-page-1#comment-249004 Mike Dresser Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:53:16 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13294#comment-249004 I hear you, Cooper. I was amused to learn there are more American players of World of Warcraft than there are farmers. Real Americans, indeed. I hear you, Cooper. I was amused to learn there are more American players of World of Warcraft than there are farmers. Real Americans, indeed.

]]> By: Andrew Simone http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/09/the-cultural-divide.html/comment-page-1#comment-248859 Andrew Simone Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:19:25 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13294#comment-248859 Yes, Cooper, you're right. Yes, Cooper, you’re right.

]]> By: Cooper Renner http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/09/the-cultural-divide.html/comment-page-1#comment-248855 Cooper Renner Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:05:29 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13294#comment-248855 It's kind of funny/sad how he can so easily define Manhattan urban as being not American. It's not North Dakota, but why should that make it not American? One of the problems with the "conservative" mindset--as I see it (and not that I'm <i>accusing</i> Klosterman of any particular mindset)--is the presumption that "the way I do it is the <i>right</i> way to do it, for everyone." My way or the highway. It's the root of intolerance, isn't it? It’s kind of funny/sad how he can so easily define Manhattan urban as being not American. It’s not North Dakota, but why should that make it not American? One of the problems with the “conservative” mindset–as I see it (and not that I’m accusing Klosterman of any particular mindset)–is the presumption that “the way I do it is the right way to do it, for everyone.” My way or the highway. It’s the root of intolerance, isn’t it?

]]> By: Mike Dresser http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/09/the-cultural-divide.html/comment-page-1#comment-248599 Mike Dresser Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:03:53 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13294#comment-248599 A great observation. A friend and I took a 40 mile bike ride through the center of the state last weekend, where tiny rural towns grace the rolling hills that tourists on I-95 never get to see. There were vegetable gardens, and shady oaks, and a thousand shades of rust. Signs said "Tractor work" and "Goats for sale." It was in the midst of this peaceful environment, staring out at the hills and the big sky, that I realized why people could be and vote conservative. From this viewpoint, America was one big countryside, pristine and beautiful. How could one truck's exhaust hurt this? And why on earth would anyone choose to live in the city, with the drugs and the crime? Things looked <i>alright</i>; why change? A great observation.

A friend and I took a 40 mile bike ride through the center of the state last weekend, where tiny rural towns grace the rolling hills that tourists on I-95 never get to see. There were vegetable gardens, and shady oaks, and a thousand shades of rust. Signs said “Tractor work” and “Goats for sale.”

It was in the midst of this peaceful environment, staring out at the hills and the big sky, that I realized why people could be and vote conservative. From this viewpoint, America was one big countryside, pristine and beautiful. How could one truck’s exhaust hurt this? And why on earth would anyone choose to live in the city, with the drugs and the crime? Things looked alright; why change?

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