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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (4074)	11/13/2004 6:59:27 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 7936

It is easy for people to distort and influence opinion using short and simple minded sound bites. That will always be more effective over the short term. The more complex concepts require nuanced explanations and are much more difficult to grasp. Most people in the red states ae hard working people with little time for reading and for trying to understanding complex issues. Not that they aren't capable, but they just don't have the time. So if you wrap stuff neatly and simply around the flag, that will get you a lot of votes. However, people who work in areas that are less labor intensive, they are generally ahead of the curve in understanding complex issues. Therefore, if you go to any community in the United States surrounding a University - such as Ames, Austin, Boulder, Cambridge, College Station, Columbus, Durham, Lincoln, Madison, Norman, Tempe, etc. - you are far likely to be in the vast majority in terms of your political beliefs. Well said. The unfortunate aspect is that the people you describe in the first paragraph above appear to be the majority. And that's of great concern to me. I can not go indefinitely watching things played out that may well be injurious to our future.