[extropy-chat] Enlightenment and the election

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at gmail.com> wrote:

> When we speak of California you are already speaking of around 13% of
> the population of the country.  Not exactly a negligible out-of-touch
> little sanctuary as nearly portrayed.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm

Not even all of california, or even most or half. It is clear from the
county vote map that most Kerry support is enclaved in parts of the
country which are a small segment of the nation. In particular, those
who most loudly declaim, "I don't know anybody who voted for Bush" are
speaking from locales which are so heavily democrat that they cannot
hope to have a fair and balanced idea of what cross-sectional America
thinks without getting out of their enclaves for significant periods of
time (and not spending it in another democrat enclave).

When I talk with my Seattle friends, it is rather offensive to hear the
vituperative language they use towards Bush, the 'facts' they claim to
have seen on their local media. It is clear they are enclaved to a
significant degree, mentally as much as anything. Their vacations to
'the country' are to Sun Valley, Lake Chelan, and Whistler, BC: i.e.
isolated liberal resort enclaves. 

It appears my republican friends, wherever they are, are much better
traveled, acculturated, and tolerant of divergent opinions, while my
liberal friends are provincial, narrow minded, intolerant, petty,
spiteful, mean, vengeful, and disbelieving. Liberals pretend to an
elitism that only exists in university degrees, publishing records,
etc. and not to diversity, cultural exposure, etc.

=====
Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism


		
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