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Old 11-13-2012, 11:56 AM  
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Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd View Post
Good points, but I would adjust a bit.

This is about a group of shrinking demographics trying to make statement that the system no longer represents them.

A system that also happens to be moving closer towards many of the viewpoints shared by the rest of the civilized world. While these voices are the tip of the iceberg, it is a melting iceberg with no cold weather in site.

Blue and Red states are just shockingly obvious to look at. Blue states are contact points with the world at large. Every person is different. But it's hard to argue that your average North Dakotan has the breadth or depth of the world that your average New Yorker does. That's ok, that is the world he or she cares about, but it is still a limited view in an increasingly global community.

I don't think Americans are lazy and change is happening. The GOP is mortally wounded right now and it will take the better part of a decade for them to pivot. The bigger chunk of America did vote, and they are changing. They are only lazy if they are changing in the way you and a minority of people want it to. If that is so, then you bitterness is clear.
I agree with a lot of what you're saying.

BUT...I've been to New York many, many times. I'd say that the "average" New Yorker has less "world view" than the average North Dakotan! lol

Now the elite of New York have a very big world view. But once you leave the nice areas of New York City you are dealing with people who fight over a city block for God's sakes.

They are far, far from being jet setting, knowledgeable people in those areas. And even in the "safe" areas of New York City...I wouldn't say the guy selling me a hot dog or slinging a beer at the bar knows anything about what's going on in this world other than the Yankees, Giants, and Jets.
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