11-03-2004, 10:53 PM
Nystul,Nov 3 2004, 04:34 PM Wrote: I knew John Kerry wouldn't win, simply because middle America is so incredible ignorant.
If you want the world to think you are smarter than millions of your neighbors to the south, you are off to a bad start. The next time you insult the wisdom of dozens of Lurkers, at least use proper grammar.
Why did Bush win? Perhaps it's because legions of Americans are sick of being told what is good for them by the elitists who share your attitudes.
I've said before that when people call Bush an idiot, it reflects personally on those of us (rural, religious, or otherwise) who have entrusted him with the highest office in our country. Perhaps I should thank you for skipping the middle man and calling us idiots more directly.
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I have a problem with the "middle America" too, mostly because it is a big huge stereotype. Yes, people in country areas are usually more religious than city areas, and more religious people tend to go more for "family values-anti gay-moral decay-kick enemy ass" type opinions, but there are plenty who don't. And someone who simply attacks the whole region of the country for being the way they are also seems really ignorant. I have a lot of family member who are in small towns in the great lakes area, most of the mwent for Kerry I'm told, and when I heard them talking it was about things like health care.
On a couple of side notes, when you say, "Middle America" the way it was used really should either be "rural/ country America", or "southeast and mountain areas, since those are the more religious areas it seems. Also, one of the reasons Liberal types seem to be loosing so much is because they are thought of as "elitist", and people who say things like this don't help. In order to win the elections, they have to find issues to get people fired up their way, not just complain about some areas of the country. A.K.A. complaining and dumping on these areas of the country is an easy way not to win elections.
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