"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
All I have to say is "wow"... I now fully believe that the 'dumbing down' of our society is VERY alive and well. Its no wonder that many, myself included, do not consider even our local state paper a 'good' source for news and information. Is there really nothing better to write about?..... Nothing at all?.....
On a side note, what a sad epiphany/hypothesis, that the entire U.S. has mediocre choices in this election, among other things, largely due to the mediated sources Americans choose to waste their time with. When we as a people decide to wipe many slates clean and start anew, THAT will be a monumental occasion.
The press does like catch phrases for elections like Soccer Moms and NASCAR dads. Trying to pigeonhole voters when people tend to be more complex and few support their party line 100%.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
285Bound is as good an example of that phenomenon as the media is, we have all kinds of catch phrases for those we disagree with. Once pigeonholed here, you can never escape the label. But you are right, people ARE more complex, and rarely will you find two people with the same exact beliefs, much less a whole party of them.
I was just talking yesterday to a couple that lives in the boonies that went to a trip to the city. They never ate at chains before (they do not travel much or really at all before this) and they told me that they found the best resaurant just outside of New York, where they had never travelled to before...you know the mecca of great food...
I literally could not believe they went all the way New York and the food they had that they could not stop talking about was Craker Barrel. I cannot believe that given all the choices out there (esp where CB is located) that anyone would choose to go there? That's like going to Fort Collins and eating at McD's (for those that do not know, there is lot's of great food in FC).
I despise heavy taxes and regulations, but I would rather eat out of Whole Food's dumpster than a Cracker Barrel.
Now if we want to stereotype (which is what the courthouse is ALL about, we make damn sure of that), Whole Foods tops the list of grocery stores that use very manipulative marketing and displays to get you to part with more of your money....typically a more "Republican" thing to do. Google for articles on this. Whole foods is very good at concentrating wealth, you feel good because they do buy from some locals, but the $ is in the mark up and mfg products we drink up. Hey they figured out that if they double the size of the shopping cart that the average American will buy 40% more each trip, no other variables changed, that is how weak minded we are. You can google that too.
But I think this concept shows how urban and suburban America have no clue what rural America expericiences. If you understand this analogy, you are not a rural person anymore...Those in rural America, like my friends, DON'T know about either of these money making establishments or what they actually do. But they still vote, and think they are just as informed as you are...and they just might be right.
Overpaying for organic arugula? Or chomping down on biscuits and gravy and getting a coupon for one free shot of a defibulator.
But it is interesting to see how parties evolve, for example the Dems used to be all about blue collar workers, now they would rather see loggers unemployed to save a few owls.
Or higher gasoline prices and fewer jobs rather than disturb a sensitive enviromental area.
Or the Republicans, in the 70's they were more concerned about fiscal conservatism than social conservatism.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
What this election is about according to the Denver Post? Which side are you on?
